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A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship. A people with whom I have no tie but the common bond of mankind. Burke.

A stone running through a wall from one face to another, to bind it together; a binding stone.

A bookbinder's shop; a place or establishment for binding books.

Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.

Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding. I am much bounden to your majesty. Shak.

To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. Locke. Some who spurs had first braced on. Sir W. Scott.

A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.

ing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist.

ther made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light- colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.

To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.

The gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding.

A binding together. Sir T. Browne.

Capable of combinding; consistent with. [R.] M. Arnold. -- Com*bin"a*ble*ness, n.

state is increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a person makes that firm and binding which was before voidable.

The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration. We charge you, in the name of God, take heed; . . . Under this conjuration speak, my lord. Shak.

The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. A constriction of the parts inservient to speech. Grew.

Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing. Thomson.

A binding up; a bandaging. Wiseman.

again a power of the first rank. Macaulay. Dependent covenant or contract (Law), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. -- Dependent variable (Math.), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent v…

lars. -- Double entry. See under Bookkeeping. -- Double floor (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below. See Illust. of Double-framed floor. -- Double flower. See Double, a., 4. -- Double-framed floor (Arch.), a double floor having girders into which the binding…