marked with a stripe or stripes of a different colour
banded agate
provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration
doors are banded with iron to make them stronger
mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour
the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black
allocate to a range or category (used especially in financial contexts)
single adults in a property banded above D will pay more
(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective
local people banded together to fight the company