BAND

An unofficial association of people or groups

Example: "The smart set goes there"

Instrumentalists not including string players

A stripe or stripes of contrasting color

Example: "Chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"

An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

A range of frequencies between two limits

A thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

Example: "She had rings on every finger"

A driving belt in machinery

A thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

A restraint put around something to hold it together