ligatures

Meanings

Noun

• (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
• character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
• a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
• thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
• something used to tie or bind
• the act of tying or binding things together
• plural of ligature

Synonyms

binder, ligature, tying