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To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell"bind`er (#), n.

etter or symbol to distinguish the symbol; thus, a0, b1, c2, xn, have 0, 1, 2, and n as subindices.

To indicate by signs or hints; to indicate imperfectly. [R.] Dr. H. More.

The act of indicating by signs; a slight indication. [R.] "The subindication and shadowing of heavenly things." Barrow.

A division of that which is individual. An individual can not branch itself into subindividuals. Milton.

To insinuate; to offer indirectly. [Obs.] Sir E. Dering.

and from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load.

To bind beneath. Fairfax.

To bind up. [R.] Collins.

Woodbine. Dryden. A garland . . . of woodbind or hawthorn leaves. Chaucer.

Around; all round; on every side of. "Look about you." Shak. "Bind them about thy neck." Prov. iii. 3.

To unbind. [Obs.] Bailey.

An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.

To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly. Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho. Josh. vi. 26. The high priest…

To bind in faith. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.

A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.

A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.

To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

A species of bindweed.

An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain. [Scot.] Arles penny, earnest money given to servants. Kersey.