(a) (Carp. & Mach.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and
holding timbers or parts of a machine.
(b) (Naut.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used
for fastening it to anything.
5. (Bot.) (a) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as
those of the white circle in the daisy. (b) The leaf, exclusive of its
sheath, in some grasses.