Definitions for bands
bands

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1. Bands

   Bands are a form of formal neckwear, worn by some clergy and lawyers, and with some forms of academic dress. They take the form of two oblong pieces of cloth, usually though not invariably white, which are tied to the neck. Bands is usually plural because they require two similar parts and did not come as one piece of cloth. Those worn by clergy are often called preaching bands, tabs or Geneva bands; those worn by lawyers are called barrister's bands or, more usually in Canada, tabs. Ruffs were popular in the sixteenth century, and remained so till the late 1640s, alongside the more fashionable standing and falling bands. Ruffs, like bands, were sewn to a fairly deep neck-band. They could be either standing or falling ruffs. Standing ruffs were common with legal, and official dress till comparatively late. Falling ruffs were popular c.1615-40s.

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1. Bands

   of clergymen and barristers. See Band (2).

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bands' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4411

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1. s-band

How to pronounce bands?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bands in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of bands in a Sentence

1. Clive Standen:

   I carry my resistance bands everywhere so I can do small installments of workouts in between takes.

2. John Hospers:

   By far the most numerous and most flagrant violations of personal liberty and individual rights are performed by governments. The major crimes throughout history, the ones executed on the largest scale, have been committed not by individuals or bands of individuals but by governments, as a deliberate policy of those governments, that is, by the official representatives of governments, acting in their official capacity.

3. Ashley Charles:

   I've been doing it for about 10 years and I've seen it go from such a small niche sort of thing to big bands using these sounds.

4. Edith Wharton:

   Mrs. Ballinger is one of the ladies who pursue Culture in bands, as though it were dangerous to meet it alone.

5. Roger Ross:

   Everyone's equal, i'm sure that Bruce Springsteen jams occasionally with local bands but not as often as barbershoppers sing together informally. It's a unique part of our style and our organization.

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