'Banded pier' definitions:

Definition of 'Banded pier'

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Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. & vb. n. Banding.]
1. To bind or tie with a band. [1913 Webster]
2. To mark with a band. [1913 Webster]
3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. "Banded against his throne." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Banded architrave, Banded pier, Banded shaft, etc. (Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles. [1913 Webster]