That with which anything is bound; a bond, band, bandage; a fastening.

†(a) A girdle. Obsolete. (b) †A strap or band of any kind (obsolete); a saddle-girth.

A string with which any loose thing is bound. The tie of straw with which sheaves are bound, a rope of hay used by the hay-binder, and gen. a rope or…

That which binds; a bandage. Obsolete. rare.

That with which a thing is bound or tied down, or together, so as to keep it in its position or collective form: formerly including metal hoops…

That which clamps, binds, etc.; a cincture, bandage, brace; †also a pair of braces (obsolete).

Anything used to bind; a band, bandage, etc.; in Medicine, a piece of calico or a special apparatus used in obstetric surgery.