band lacing (bandla "sing)

Strips of leather used in fastening together the ends of a band or belt used in driving machinery. bandlelt, n. See bandel. bandle2 (ban'dl), n. [Also sometimes bandal, sure or cloth-measure somewhat more than half a yard in length, used in the southern and western parts of Ireland. bandle-linen (ban'dl-lin"en), n. A coarse homemade Irish linen of narrow width. bandlet (band'let), n. [F. bandelette, dim. of OF. bandel, a band. Cf. bandeau.] 1. In arch., any little band or flat molding, as that which crowns the Doric architrave; a fillet or listel. -2. A small band for encircling anything: as, an india-rubber bandlet. Also bandelet .