(noun)
1. A long, narrow mark or band: Cross out days on the calendar with a pen the color of blood. It’s been 12 hours since you used last. Half an ex. 2. A length of cord, rope, wire, or other material serving a particular purpose: Band tees from concerts you weren’t sober enough to remember. Blue jeans from men you weren’t high enough to forget. Dirty laundry out to dry. 3. Stand or be positioned at intervals along: Lost lovers in rows like soldiers. To think of all the men you’ve made into martyrs. 4. Mark or cover with lines: Tabletops and skin.