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• n  a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
  the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps
• n  an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
• v  bind or tie together, as with a band
• v  attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

• band
• stria
• striation
• stripe
• ring

News & Articles

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• Sheriff's departments seek better standards for training correctional officers
  MOUNT VERNON, Mo. – A coalition of sheriff’s departments is banding together to create new uniform guidelines for training correctional officers.
  June 12, 2013 - KY3 Springfield
• WPS to host falcon chick banding at Weston power plant
  Officials from Wisconsin Public Service today will host a banding event for a group of four peregrine falcon chicks that hatched recently at the plant.
  June 11, 2013 - Wausau Daily Herald
• Jackson's falcons object to banding of chicks
  JACKSON, Mich. (AP) - It was mission accomplished for biologists and veterinarians banding and examining peregrine falcon chicks in Jackson. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports ( http://bit.ly/15wlHt3 ) that the three female and one male chicks banded last week are the offspring of Big Red and Chayton.
  June 10, 2013 - WLNS Lansing

Quotes

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• TD Jakes in Forbes
  Just as African-American clergy fervently came together 50 years ago to fight for civil rights, we are banding together today to bring an end to HIV/AIDS and its potential to obliterate our community,said Bishop TD Jakes, leader of the Dallas...
• Terry Francona in MLB.com
  Whatever happens, happens, that's part of the game. We've come off a couple of good wins and we've done a terrific job,Francona said. "Guys are banding together, and the energy in our dugout [and on the field] has been unbelievable. So I...
• Craig Benson in WFtv.com
  Banding together with states like Michigan, we can leverage our purchasing power, and I'm asking the secretary to look at that and let us join pool efforts,Benson said.