Binder

He who binds; especially one whose trade is to bind books. -Anything which binds; as a rope, ligature, wrapper, fillet, bandage, . "A double cloth, I cut from each end into the middle, into three binders." - Wiseman. ( Arch . ) The name generally given to a beam intended to tie or bind together any building. It is applied commonly to the principal piece of timber in a double floor, in which it performs the part of a girder to carry the intermediate parts of the bearing of the ceiling and of the floor joists. They are sometimes called binding joists. (Mining.) One who undertakes to keep a mine open. Bind'ery, n. A place where books are bound. Bind'ing, p. a. Making fast with a band; obliging; obligatory, . "And binding nature fast as fate, Let free the human will." - Pope . n. Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover, sewing, . of a book; the hemmed edge of a garment, . (Fencing.) A method of securing or cro ing an adversary's sword with a pre ure, accompanied with a spring of the wrist. -pl. (Naut.) The iron wrought round the dead-eyes of a ship. Bindingly, adv. So as to oblige. Bindrabund', a town of Hindostan, prov. Agra, on the Jumna, 35 m. N.N.W. of Agra. The place is famous Fig . 358. PAGODAS AT BINDRABUND. in the history of Krishna, to whom many temples are dedicated. The principal pagoda is one of the most ela borate and ma ive works of Brahmin i cal architecture. There are also numerous sacred pools, where pilgrims perform ablution. Binding out. ( Law .) A term applied to the contract of apprenticeship. The contract must be by deed, to which the infant, as well as the parent or guardian, must be a party, or the infant will not be bound. Binding over. ( Law.) The act by which a magistrate or court holds to bail a party accused of a crime or misdemeanor.