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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Binding

/bīndʹing/ · Bind·ing · IPA /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/
01 a. That binds; obligatory.
  1. 1.
    That binds; obligatory.
Phrases & compounds
Binding beam — the main timber in double flooring.
Binding joist — the secondary timber in double-framed flooring.
Syn. Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic.
02 n. The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
  1. 1.
    The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
  2. 2.
    Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.
  3. 3.
    The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.(Naut.)