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Band-Aid — n ↑Band Aid, ↑bandage, ↑plaster, ↑scissors 1.) trademark especially AmE a piece of thin material that is stuck to the skin to cover cuts and other small wounds British Equivalent: plaster 2.) a Band Aid solution to a problem is temporary and will … Dictionary of contemporary English
Band-Aid — Band Aids also band aid 1) N VAR A Band Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body. [mainly AM, TRADEMARK] She had a Band Aid on her ankle. (in BRIT, use plaster) 2) ADJ: ADJ n (disapproval) If you … English dictionary
Band-Aid™ — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑plaster VERB + BAND AID ▪ apply, put on ▪ need BAND AID + NOUN ▪ approach, solution (both figurative) … Collocations dictionary
Band Aid (band) — Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the record Do They Know It s Christmas? for the Christmas market. The single… … Wikipedia
Band Aid 20 (band) — Band Aid 20 was the 2004 incarnation of the charity group Band Aid. The group, consisting of such luminaries as Chris Martin of Coldplay and Bono of U2, re recorded the 1984 song Do They Know It s Christmas? , written by Band Aid organizers Bob… … Wikipedia
Band-Aid — /band ayd / 1. Trademark. a brand of adhesive bandage with a gauze pad in the center, used to cover minor abrasions and cuts. n. 2. (often l.c.) Informal. a makeshift, limited, or temporary aid or solution that does not satisfy the basic or long… … Universalium
Band Aid — band aid and aid , Band Aid Band Aid (b[a^]nd [=a]d ) n. [from a Trademark.] An adhesive bandage, composed of a short ribbon of cloth or plastic with an adhesive coating on one side, and having a patch of gauze at the center. It is used to cove … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Band-Aid — band aid and aid , Band Aid Band Aid (b[a^]nd [=a]d ) n. [from a Trademark.] An adhesive bandage, composed of a short ribbon of cloth or plastic with an adhesive coating on one side, and having a patch of gauze at the center. It is used to cove … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
band-aid — band aid and aid , Band Aid Band Aid (b[a^]nd [=a]d ) n. [from a Trademark.] An adhesive bandage, composed of a short ribbon of cloth or plastic with an adhesive coating on one side, and having a patch of gauze at the center. It is used to cove … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Band-Aid — trademark registered 1924 by Johnson & Johnson for a stick on gauze pad or strip. The British equivalent was Elastoplast. Figurative sense of temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, pallative (often lower case, sometimes bandaid) is first… … Etymology dictionary
