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noun [C] (STRIP) /bænd/Definition
C2 a thin, flat piece of cloth, elastic, metal, or other material put around something to fasten it or make it stronger, or a long, narrow piece of colour, light, etc. that is different from what surrounds it: a wrist band a red silk band A narrow band of grass separated the greenhouse from the vegetable garden.Bands, straps and strips
(Definition of band noun (STRIP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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