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miniver (iou) and band 2, verb (oh)


miniver (iou)



miniver noun. Also minever. L16.
[Anglo-Norman menuver from Old & mod. French menu vair, from menu little (see MENU) + VAIR.]
A kind of fur (now plain white) used as a lining and trimming in ceremonial dress. L16.
Orig., the animal from which this fur was (supposedly) obtained. Now only (dial.), a stoat or ermine in its white winter coat. M17.

band 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T usually passive]
BrE to put people or things into different groups, usually according to income, value, or price
::After valuation, properties will be banded in groups of ¡ê20,000 or more.
band together phr v
if people band together, they unite in order to achieve something
::Local people have banded together to fight the company's plans.