a band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.-a flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the ionic order. see illust. of column.-the layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis.-a broad well-defined band of color.