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Definition of Elastic band
1. Noun. A narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together.
Definition of Elastic band
1. Noun. A small, narrow loop of rubber or similar material used to hold items together. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elastic Band
Literary usage of Elastic band
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Law Times by Armour, Edward Douglas, 1851-1922, Judicial Committee, Great Britain, Elliott, Charles, Privy Council, Gillis, Edward, Hunter, Alfred Taylour, 1867-1957, Thompson, Bram (1882)
"The tension of the elastic band increased as he strode forwards, until, ...
Or the projectile force may be more than the elastic band can bear. ..."
2. The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, K. G., and His Times by Alexander Charles Ewald (1882)
"The resolutions were no framework at all, but an elastic band which would hold
whatever was put into it. Between the proposals and the resolutions there was ..."
3. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1852)
"There are two methods of operating by elastic strangulation :—The first, is to
fix the elastic band upon the ends of the ligature half-an- inch from their ..."
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