Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Banding}.]
   1. To bind or tie with a band.

   2. To mark with a band.

   3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. ``Banded
      against his throne.'' --Milton.

   {Banded architrave}, {pier}, {shaft}, etc. (Arch.), an
      architrave, pier, etc., of which the regular profile is
      interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right
      angles.

Source : WordNet®

banded
     adj 1: identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch
            for the return of their banded birds" [ant: {unbanded}]
     2: marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture;
        "a banded rock"
     3: characterized by a band of especially white around the body;
        "banded cattle"