bond

bond
bond (n.) early 13c., "anything that binds," phonetic variant of BAND (Cf. band) (1) (for vowel change, see LONG (Cf. long)), influenced by O.E. bonda "householder," lit. "dweller" (see BONDAGE (Cf. bondage)). The verb is 1670s (trans.), 1836 (intr.). Legalistic sense first recorded 1590s.

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  • Bond — /bond/, n. 1. Carrie (nee Jacobs), 1862 1946, U.S. songwriter and author. 2. Julian, born 1940, U.S. civil rights leader and politician. * * * I In construction, the systematic arrangement of bricks or other building units (e.g., concrete blocks …   Universalium

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