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–noun

1.	something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.

2.	a cord, rope, band, or ligament.

3.	something that binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior: the bond of matrimony.

4.	something, as an agreement or friendship, that unites individuals or peoples into a group; covenant: the bond between nations.

5.	binding security; firm assurance: My word is my bond.

6.	a sealed instrument under which a person, corporation, or government guarantees to pay a stated sum of money on or before a specified day.

7.	any written obligation under seal.

8.	Law. a written promise of a surety.

9.	Government. the state of dutiable goods stored without payment of duties or taxes until withdrawn: goods in bond.

10.	Also called bonded whiskey. a whiskey that has been aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse before bottling.

11.	Finance. a certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due to be paid by a government or corporation to an individual holder and usually bearing a fixed rate of interest.

12.

Insurance.

a.	a surety agreement.

b.	the money deposited, or the promissory arrangement entered into, under any such agreement.

13.	a substance that causes particles to adhere; binder.

14.	adhesion between two substances or objects, as concrete and reinforcing strands.

15.	Also called chemical bond. Chemistry. the attraction between atoms in a molecule or crystalline structure. Compare coordinate bond, covalent bond, electrovalent bond, hydrogen bond, metallic bond.

16.	bond paper.

17.

Masonry.

a.	any of various arrangements of bricks, stones, etc., having a regular pattern and intended to increase the strength or enhance the appearance of a construction.

b.	the overlap of bricks, stones, etc., in a construction so as to increase its strength.

18.	Electricity. an electric conductor placed between adjacent metal parts within a structure, as in a railroad track, aircraft, or house, to prevent the accumulation of static electricity.

19.	Obsolete. bondsman¹.

–verb (used with object)

20.	to put (goods, an employee, official, etc.) on or under bond: The company refused to bond a former criminal.

21.	to connect or bind.

22.	Finance. to place a bonded debt on or secure a debt by bonds; mortgage.

23.	to join (two materials).

24.	Masonry. to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to produce a strong construction.

25.	Electricity. to provide with a bond: to bond a railroad track.

26.	to establish a close emotional relationship to or with (another): the special period when a mother bonds to her infant.

–verb (used without object)

27.	to hold together or cohere, from or as from being bonded, as bricks in a wall or particles in a mass.

28.	Psychology, Animal Behavior. to establish a bonding.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME (n.); var. of band³

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—Related forms

bond·a·ble, adjective

bond·a·bil·i·ty, noun

bonder, noun

bondless, adjective

—Synonyms 1. bonds, chains, fetters. 3. Bond, link, tie agree in referring to a force or influence that unites people. Bond, however, usually emphasizes the strong and enduring quality of affection, whereas tie may refer more esp. to duty, obligation, or responsibility: bonds of memory; Blessed be the tie that binds; family ties. A link is a definite connection, though a slighter one; it may indicate affection or merely some traceable influence or desultory communication: a close link between friends.

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–noun

1.	a serf or slave.

–adjective

2.	in serfdom or slavery.

[Origin: bef. 1050; ME bonde, OE bonda < ON bōndi husbandman, contr. of *bōande, var. of būande, c. OE būend dweller, equiv. to bū(an) to dwell (see boor) + -end n. suffix, as in fiend, friend

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–noun

1.	Carrie (nee Jacobs), 1862–1946, U.S. songwriter and author.

2.	Julian, born 1940, U.S. civil-rights leader and politician.

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n.

Something, such as a fetter, cord, or band, that binds, ties, or fastens things together.
Confinement in prison; captivity. Often used in the plural.
A uniting force or tie; a link: the familial bond.
A binding agreement; a covenant.
A duty, promise, or other obligation by which one is bound.
1. A substance or agent that causes two or more objects or parts to cohere.
2. The union or cohesion brought about by such a substance or agent.
3. A written and sealed obligation, especially one requiring payment of a stipulated amount of money on or before a given day.
4. A sum of money paid as bail or surety.
5. A bail bondsman.
A chemical bond.
A systematically overlapping or alternating arrangement of bricks or stones in a wall, designed to increase strength and stability.
Law
1. A written and sealed obligation, especially one requiring payment of a stipulated amount of money on or before a given day.
2. A sum of money paid as bail or surety.
3. A bail bondsman.
A certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation guaranteeing payment of the original investment plus interest by a specified future date.
The condition of taxable goods being stored in a warehouse until the taxes or duties owed on them are paid.
An insurance contract in which an agency guarantees payment to an employer in the event of unforeseen financial loss through the actions of an employee.
Bond paper.

v. bond·ed, bond·ing, bonds

v. tr.

To mortgage or place a guaranteed bond on.
To furnish bond or surety for.
To place (an employee, for example) under bond or guarantee.
To join securely, as with glue or cement.
To join (two or more individuals) in or as if in a nurturing relationship: "What bonded [the two men]—who spoke rarely and have little personal rapport—was patience and a conviction that uncontrolled inflation endangers . . . society" (Robert J. Samuelson).
To lay (bricks or stones) in an overlapping or alternating pattern.

v. intr.

To cohere with or as if with a bond.
To form a close personal relationship.

[Middle English, variant of band, from Old Norse; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

bond'a·bil'i·ty n., bond'a·ble adj., bond'er n.

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American politician and civil rights leader who was elected to the Georgia legislature (1966) but temporarily barred from taking office because of his opposition to the Vietnam War.

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bond (n.)

c.1225 phonetic variant of band (q.v., for vowel change, see long), influenced by O.E. bonda "householder," lit. "dweller" (see bondage). The verb is 1677 (trans.), 1836 (intr.). Legalistic sense first recorded 1592.

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bond
noun
1.	an electrical force linking atoms [syn: chemical bond]
2.	a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
3.	a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" [syn: alliance]
4.	(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" [syn: bail]
5.	a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: shackle]
6.	a connection that fastens things together [syn: attachment]
7.	a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
8.	United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)
9.	British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
10.	the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion" [syn: adhesiveness]
verb
1.	stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: adhere]
2.	create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: bind]
3.	issue bonds on
4.	bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"

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bond1 [bond] noun

something used for tying (especially a person)
Example: They released the prisoner from his bonds.

Arabic:	قُيود
Chinese (Simplified):	镣；铐
Chinese (Traditional):	鐐；銬
Czech:	pouto
Danish:	lænke; bånd
Dutch:	boei
Estonian:	köidik
Finnish:	kahle
French:	chaînes
German:	die Fesseln (pl.)
Greek:	δεσμά
Hungarian:	kötelék, bilincs
Icelandic:	hlekkir, band
Indonesian:	pengikat
Italian:	catene

Japanese:	拘束
Korean:	끈, 족쇄
Latvian:	važas
Lithuanian:	pančiai, grandinės
Norwegian:	bånd, lenke
Polish:	więzy
Portuguese (Brazil):	laço
Portuguese (Portugal):	grilhOes
Romanian:	lanţuri
Russian:	оковы
Slovak:	puto
Slovenian:	vez, okov
Spanish:	lazo
Swedish:	boja
Turkish:	zincir

bond2 [bond] noun

something that unites or joins people together
Example: a bond of friendship

Arabic:	رابِطٌ، عُروَه، آصِرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	协议，结合力
Chinese (Traditional):	連結，結合力
Czech:	pouto
Danish:	bånd
Dutch:	band
Estonian:	side
Finnish:	side
French:	lien
German:	die Bande (pl.)
Greek:	συναισθηματικός δεσμός
Hungarian:	kötelék
Icelandic:	tilfinningabönd
Indonesian:	ikatan
Italian:	legame

Japanese:	きずな
Korean:	유대
Latvian:	saite
Lithuanian:	ryšys
Norwegian:	bånd
Polish:	więzy
Portuguese (Brazil):	vínculo
Portuguese (Portugal):	laço
Romanian:	legătură
Russian:	узы
Slovak:	puto
Slovenian:	vez
Spanish:	vínculo
Swedish:	band
Turkish:	bağ, ilişki

See also: bonded store/warehouse

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A force of attraction that holds atoms or ions together in a molecule or crystal. Bonds are usually created by a transfer or sharing of one or more electrons. There are single, double, and triple bonds. See also coordinate bond , covalent bond , ionic bond , metallic bond , polar bond.

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A security issued by a corporation or public body and usually carrying a fixed rate of interest and a set date, called the bond's maturity, for redemption of the principal. Like a stock, a bond is a type of investment, but unlike a stock, a bond has a definite, but not necessarily fixed, yield. Some bonds have a feature known as a call, which gives the borrower an option to pay off the principal of the bond before its maturity, the date when the bond is due to be redeemed. (See municipal bonds and Treasury bills.)

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bond (bnd)
n.

The linkage or force holding two neighboring atoms of a molecule in place and resisting their separation, usually accomplished by the transfer or sharing of one or more electrons or pairs of electrons between the atoms.

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Main Entry: bond
Pronunciation: 'bänd
Function: noun
: an attractive force that holds together atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal —usually represented in formulas by a line —bond verb

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Bond

A debt investment with which the investor loans money to an entity (company or government) that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a specified interest rate.

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The indebted entity issues investors a certificate, or bond, that states the interest rate (coupon rate) that will be paid and when the loaned funds are to be returned (maturity date). Interest on bonds is usually paid every six months (semiannually). The main types of bonds are the corporate bond, the municipal bond, the treasury bond, the, treasury note, treasury bill, and the zero-coupon bonds.

The higher rate of return the bond offers, the more risky the investment. There have been instances of companies failing to pay back the bond (default), so, to entice investors, most corporate bonds will offer a higher return than a government bond. It is important for investors to research a bond just as they would a stock or mutual fund. The bond rating will help in deciphering the default risk.

Also spelled: bonds

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bond

A long-term promissory note. Bonds vary widely in maturity, security, and type of issuer, although most are sold in $1,000 denominations or, if a municipal bond, $5,000 denominations.
A written obligation that makes a person or an institution responsible for the actions of another.

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Main Entry: bond
Function: transitive verb
1 : to convert into a debt secured by bonds
2 : to provide a bond for <bond an employee>

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Main Entry: bond
Function: noun
1 a : a usually formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture of money put up by the person or surety; also : the money put up
NOTE: The purpose of a bond is to provide an incentive for the fulfillment of an obligation. It also provides reassurance that the obligation will be fulfilled and that compensation is available if it is not fulfilled. In most cases a surety is involved, and the bond makes the surety responsible for the consequences of the obligated person's behavior. Some bonds, such as fidelity bonds, function as insurance agreements, in which the surety promises to pay for financial loss caused by the bad behavior of an obligated person or by some contingency over which the person may have no control.

appeal bond
: a cost bond required by a rule of procedure (as Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 7) to be given by an appellant in order to cover the costs of an appeal

appearance bond
: an often unsecured bond given by a defendant in a criminal trial to guarantee the defendant's appearance in court as scheduled

attachment bond
1 : a bond given by a plaintiff seeking to attach the defendant's property that ensures payment to the defendant of any damages suffered because of the attachment in the event the plaintiff loses the suit
2 : a bond given by a defendant in order to have an attachment released that ensures payment of a judgment awarded to the plaintiff

bail bond
: a bond given by a criminal defendant or by his or her surety to ensure compliance with the terms of bail and esp. with the requirement that the defendant appear in court as scheduled

bid bond
: a surety bond often required of contractors bidding on construction work to ensure that the successful bidder will accept the job and will also provide a performance bond

blanket bond
: a fidelity bond covering all persons or all of a category of persons employed (as by a bank) or holding office (as of a trustee in bankruptcy)

com·ple·tion bond
: PERFORMANCE BOND in this entry

contract bond
: a bond given to protect a person or business entity against loss caused by a breach of a contract (as for building, construction, or supply)

cost bond
: a bond given by a plaintiff to ensure payment of court costs

depository bond
: a bond given by a bank often for deposits from state or municipal governments that covers the amount of the deposit in the event of the bank's insolvency

fidelity bond
: a bond or other form of contract to cover an employer against financial loss due to the dishonesty of an employee

injunction bond
: a bond required to be given by the applicant for an injunction to cover costs and damages incurred by a party found to have been wrongfully enjoined

judicial bond
: a bond (as an appeal bond or bail bond) required to be given in a court proceeding

license bond
: a surety bond required by law or as a condition to the conduct of a specific business or profession called also permit bond

pay·ment bond
: a surety bond that covers payment to certain parties (as suppliers) in the event that a contractor breaches a construction contract

peace bond
: a bond required to be given by a defendant to ensure good behavior and discourage breaches of the peace

penal bond
: a bond that ensures payment of a stipulated sum in the event of a party's nonperformance and that is often required for government contracts

performance bond
: a surety bond that ensures a property owner (as a developer or municipality) of the completion of a construction contract or payment of actual damages to the extent of the bond in the event that the contractor fails to complete it called also completion bond

permit bond
: LICENSE BOND in this entry

personal bond
: a criminal defendant's unsecured promise to appear in court as scheduled after release from custody

replevin bond
: a bond given by a plaintiff in a replevin action to cover losses to the defendant or court officer seizing the property in the defendant's possession and transferring it to the plaintiff in the event that the plaintiff loses the case

supersedeas bond
: a bond given by an appellant in order to obtain a stay of the judgment awarded at trial and for the purpose of ensuring that if the appellant loses the appeal the appellee will be paid the judgment plus any damages incident to the delay caused by the appeal

surety bond
: a bond in which a surety agrees to assume responsibility for the performance of an obligation of another in the event of a default b : one who acts as a surety
2 : an interest-bearing document giving evidence of a debt issued by a government body or corporation that is sometimes secured by a lien on property and is often designed to take care of a particular financial need —see also COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION

accrual bond
: a bond that is usually the last tranche of a collateralized mortgage obligation and from which no payments of principal or interest are made until the earlier tranches are paid in full called also Z-bond

adjustment bond
: a bond that is issued in settlement of a prior obligation as part of a business reorganization and on which interest payments are usually contingent upon earnings

ba·by bond
: a bond having a face value of usually $500 or less

bearer bond
: a fully negotiable bond payable to its bearer —compare REGISTERED BOND in this entry

book–entry bond
: a bond whose ownership is recorded by computer but for which no certificate is issued

convertible bond
: a bond that may be exchanged for another type of security (as common stock) at prearranged terms

coupon bond
: a bearer bond that has coupons that must be cut off and presented for payment of interest

debenture bond
: a bond backed by the general credit of the issuer rather than by a specific lien on particular assets : DEBENTURE

discount bond
: a bond with a market value lower than its face value

flower bond
: a Treasury bond that may be redeemed at face value before maturity if used in settling federal estate taxes

guaranteed bond
: a bond on which payment of interest or principal or both is guaranteed by a corporation other than the issuer

income bond
: a bond that pays interest at a rate based on the issuer's earnings

junk bond
: a high-risk bond that offers a high yield and is often issued to finance the takeover of a company

mortgage bond
: a bond secured by a mortgage on property —compare DEBENTURE

municipal bond
: a bond issued by a municipality to fund the expenses of running the government or of specific programs or projects

registered bond
: a bond registered in the name of the holder on the books of the company and issued with the name of the holder written on the bond certificate —compare BEARER BOND in this entry

revenue bond
: a bond issued by a public agency authorized to build, acquire, or improve a revenue-producing property (as a toll road) and payable solely out of the revenue derived from such property

sav·ings bond
: a nontransferable registered bond issued by the U.S. government in denominations of $50 to $10,000

se·ri·al bond
: one of a series of bonds maturing periodically rather than on a single maturity date

Treasury bond
: a long-term government bond issued by or under the authority of the U.S. Treasury —compare Treasury bill at BILL Treasury note at NOTE

ze·ro–coupon bond
: a bond that is sold at a price significantly below face value, pays no annual interest, and is redeemable at full value at maturity —compare STRIP

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Bond County, IL (county, FIPS 5) Location: 38.88060 N, 89.43616 W
Population (1990): 14991 (6136 housing units)
Area: 984.7 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water)

Bond, CO Zip code(s): 80423

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Band\ (b[a^]nd), n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. banti, Skr. bandha a binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend, bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG. bant. [root]90 See Bind, v. t., and cf. Bend, Bond, 1st Bandy.]

1. A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.

Every one's bands were loosed. --Acts xvi. 26.

2. (Arch.) (a) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. (b) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.

3. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie. "To join in Hymen's bands." --Shak.

4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.

5. pl. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.

6. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. "Band and gusset and seam." --Hood.

7. A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men.

Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot. --Shak.

8. A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals.

9. (Bot.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.

10. (Zo["o]l.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body.

11. (Mech.) A belt or strap.

12. A bond [Obs.] "Thy oath and band." --Shak.

13. Pledge; security. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Band saw, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels.

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Bond\, n. [The same word as band. Cf. Band, Bend.]

1. That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.

Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder, I gained my freedom. --Shak.

2. pl. The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint. "This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds." --Acts xxvi.

3. A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship.

A people with whom I have no tie but the common bond of mankind. --Burke.

4. Moral or political duty or obligation.

I love your majesty According to my bond, nor more nor less. --Shak.

5. (Law) A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum. --Bouvier. --Wharton.

6. An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a government, city, or railway bond.

7. The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond.

8. (Arch.) The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways, as in English or block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English by the change of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of the first, and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth line; Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the other.

9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formul[ae] by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence.

Arbitration bond. See under Arbitration.

Bond crediter (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond. --Blackstone.

Bond debt (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond. --Burrows.

Bond (or lap) of a slate, the distance between the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate.

Bond timber, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally.

Syn: Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.

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Bond\, n. [The same word as band. Cf. Band, Bend.]

1. That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.

Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder, I gained my freedom. --Shak.

2. pl. The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint. "This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds." --Acts xxvi.

3. A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship.

A people with whom I have no tie but the common bond of mankind. --Burke.

4. Moral or political duty or obligation.

I love your majesty According to my bond, nor more nor less. --Shak.

6. An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a government, city, or railway bond.

7. The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond.

9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formul[ae] by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence.

Arbitration bond. See under Arbitration.

Bond crediter (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond. --Blackstone.

Bond debt (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond. --Burrows.

Bond timber, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally.

Syn: Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.

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Bond\ (b[o^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bonded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bonding.]

1. To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond.

2. (Arch.) To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.

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Bond\, n. [OE. bond, bonde, peasant, serf, AS. bonda, bunda, husband, bouseholder, from Icel. b[=o]ndi husbandman, for b[=u]andi, fr. b[=u]a to dwell. See Boor, Husband.] A vassal or serf; a slave. [Obs. or Archaic]

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Bond\, a. In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.

By one Spirit are we all baptized .. whether we be Jews or Bentiles, whether we be bond or free. --1 Cor. xii. 13.

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Bond"age\, n. [LL. bondagium. See Bond, a.]

1. The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.

The King, when he designed you for my guard, Resolved he would not make my bondage hard. --Dryden.

2. Obligation; tie of duty.

He must resolve by no means to be . . . brought under the bondage of onserving oaths. --South.

3. (Old Eng. Law) Villenage; tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner.

Syn: Thralldom; bond service; imprisonment.

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Bound\, a. [Past p. of OE. bounen to prepare, fr. boun ready, prepared, fr. Icel. b[=u]inn, p. p. of b[=u]a to dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower. See Bond, a., and cf. Busk, v.] Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. "The mariner bound homeward." --Cowper.

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Chain\, n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. Catenate.]

1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc.

[They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v. 29.

2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit.

Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm. --Milton.

3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.

4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.

Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an acre.

5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight.

Chain belt (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power.

Chain boat, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc.

Chain bolt (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position.

Chain bond. See Chain timber.

Chain bridge, a bridge supported by chain cables; a suspension bridge.

Chain cable, a cable made of iron links.

Chain coral (Zo["o]l.), a fossil coral of the genus Halysites, common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa.

Chain coupling. (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain.

Chain gang, a gang of convicts chained together.

Chain hook (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck.

Chain mail, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment.

Chain molding (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style.

Chain pier, a pier suspended by chain.

Chain pipe (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers.

Chain plate (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened.

Chain pulley, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links of a chain.

Chain pumps. See in the Vocabulary.

Chain rule (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next, the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered.

Chain shot (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain, formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ship's rigging.

Chain stitch. See in the Vocabulary.

Chain timber. (Arch.) See Bond timber, under Bond.

Chain wales. (Naut.) Same as Channels.

Chain wheel. See in the Vocabulary.

Closed chain, Open chain (Chem.), terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[ae] are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see Benzene nucleus, under Benzene), or in an open extended form.

Endless chain, a chain whose ends have been united by a link.

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Cross\ (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting.

The cross refraction of the second prism. --Sir I. Newton.

2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse. "A cross fortune." --Jer. Taylor.

The cross and unlucky issue of my design. --Glanvill.

The article of the resurrection seems to lie marvelously cross to the common experience of mankind. --South.

We are both love's captives, but with fates so cross, One must be happy by the other's loss. --Dryden.

3. Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman.

He had received a cross answer from his mistress. --Jer. Taylor.

4. Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other.

Cross action (Law), an action brought by a party who is sued against the person who has sued him, upon the same subject matter, as upon the same contract. --Burrill.

Cross aisle (Arch.), a transept; the lateral divisions of a cruciform church.

Cross axle. (a) (Mach.) A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing press. (b) A driving axle, with cranks set at an angle of 90[deg] with each other.

Cross bedding (Geol.), oblique lamination of horizontal beds.

Cross bill. See in the Vocabulary.

Cross bitt. Same as Crosspiece.

Cross bond, a form of bricklaying, in which the joints of one stretcher course come midway between those of the stretcher courses above and below, a course of headers and stretchers intervening. See Bond, n., 8.

Cross breed. See in the Vocabulary.

Cross breeding. See under Breeding.

Cross buttock, a particular throw in wrestling; hence, an unexpected defeat or repulse. --Smollet.

Cross country, across the country; not by the road. "The cross-country ride." --Cowper.

Cross fertilization, the fertilization of the female products of one physiological individual by the male products of another, -- as the fertilization of the ovules of one plant by pollen from another. See Fertilization.

Cross file, a double convex file, used in dressing out the arms or crosses of fine wheels.

Cross fire (Mil.), lines of fire, from two or more points or places, crossing each other.

Cross forked. (Her.) See under Forked.

Cross frog. See under Frog.

Cross furrow, a furrow or trench cut across other furrows to receive the water running in them and conduct it to the side of the field.

Cross handle, a handle attached transversely to the axis of a tool, as in the augur. --Knight.

Cross lode (Mining), a vein intersecting the true or principal lode.

Cross purpose. See Cross-purpose, in the Vocabulary.

Cross reference, a reference made from one part of a book or register to another part, where the same or an allied subject is treated of.

Cross sea (Naut.), a chopping sea, in which the waves run in contrary directions.

Cross stroke, a line or stroke across something, as across the letter t.

Cross wind, a side wind; an unfavorable wind.

Cross wires, fine wires made to traverse the field of view in a telescope, and moved by a screw with a graduated head, used for delicate astronomical observations; spider lines. Fixed cross wires are also used in microscopes, etc.

Syn: Fretful; peevish. See Fretful.

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Debt\, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de- + habere to have. See Habit, and cf. Debit, Due.]

1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing owed; obligation; liability.

Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt. --Shak.

When you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty. --Franklin.

2. A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass. "Forgive us our debts." --Matt. vi. 12.

3. (Law) An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due. --Burrill.

Bond debt, Book debt, etc. See under Bond, Book, etc.

Debt of nature, death.

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Eng"lish\, a. [AS. Englisc, fr. Engle, Angle, Engles, Angles, a tribe of Germans from the southeast of Sleswick, in Denmark, who settled in Britain and gave it the name of England. Cf. Anglican.] Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.

English bond (Arch.) See 1st Bond, n., 8.

English breakfast tea. See Congou.

English horn. (Mus.) See Corno Inglese.

English walnut. (Bot.) See under Walnut.

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Flem"ish\, a. Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders.

Flemish accounts (Naut.), short or deficient accounts. [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Flemish beauty (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few kinds which have a red color on one side.

Flemish bond. (Arch.) See Bond, n., 8.

Flemish brick, a hard yellow paving brick.

Flemish coil, a flat coil of rope with the end in the center and the turns lying against, without riding over, each other.

Flemish eye (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by dividing the strands and lying them over each other.

Flemish horse (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of a yard.

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Hus"band\, n. [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. h?sbonda master of the house; h?s house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. h?sb[=o]ndi house master, husband; h?s house + b?andi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of b?a to dwell; akin to AS. b?an, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

1. The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family. [Obs.]

2. A cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman. [Obs.] --Shak.

The painful husband, plowing up his ground. --Hakewill.

He is the neatest husband for curious ordering his domestic and field accommodations. --Evelyn.

3. One who manages or directs with prudence and economy; a frugal person; an economist. [R.]

God knows how little time is left me, and may I be a good husband, to improve the short remnant left me. --Fuller.

4. A married man; a man who has a wife; -- the correlative to wife.

The husband and wife are one person in law. --Blackstone.

5. The male of a pair of animals. [R.] --Dryden.

A ship's husband (Naut.), an agent representing the owners of a ship, who manages its expenses and receipts.

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Bond\, n. 1. (Elec.) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.

2. League; association; confederacy. [South Africa]

The Africander Bond, a league or association appealing to African, but practically to Boer, patriotism. --James Bryce.

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an obligation of any kind (Num. 30:2, 4, 12). The word means also oppression or affliction (Ps. 116:16; Phil. 1:7). Christian love is the "bond of perfectness" (Col. 3:14), and the influences of the Spirit are the "bond of peace" (Eph. 4:3).

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