band (subs.) Copy link Outline I. That which binds1. cōpŭla2. vincŭlum3. lĭgāmentum, lĭgāmen4. rĕdĭmīcŭlum (prop. a headband or necklace; q. v.)5. ănădēma, ătis, n. (for the head)II. That which connects (fig.)III. A body of persons united for any purpose1. mănus, ūs, f. (for purposes of force)2. căterva (a troop; q. v.)3. chŏrus (prop. of dancers4. grex, grĕgis, m. (prop. a herd • band (subs.): I. That which binds: 1. cōpŭla: a hempen b., spartea c., Apul.: Pl.: v. leash. 2. vincŭlum: a b. for grafting, v. ad insitionem, Col.: to loosen the b.s off any one, alicui vincula exsolvere, Virg.: v. bond, chain. 3. lĭgāmentum, lĭgāmen: b.s for tying vines, ligamenta vitium, Col.: Prop.: v. bandage. 4. rĕdĭmīcŭlum (prop. a headband or necklace; q. v.): Pl. 5. ănădēma, ătis, n. (for the head): Lucr. Phr.: the b.s round the volute of an Ionic capital, baltei pulvinorum., Vitr. II. That which connects (fig.): v. bond. III. A body of persons united for any purpose: 1. mănus, ūs, f. (for purposes of force): he will come to Rome with a great b., Romam veniet cum magna m., Cic.: a b. of youths, m. juvenum, Virg. 2. căterva (a troop; q. v.): armed b.s of desperate ruffians, armatae c. perditorum hominum, Cic.: a b. of young men, juvenum c., Hor.: the Lycian b.s, Lyciae c., Hor. 3. chŏrus (prop. of dancers: v. chorus, company): a b. of youths, c. juventutis, Cic.: Hor. 4. grex, grĕgis, m. (prop. a herd: hence of persons associated together): a b. of friends, g. amicorum, Cic.: Hor.