Found 2 items, similar to ligature.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ligature ligature n 1: (music) a group of notes connected by a slur 2: character consisting of two or more letters combined into one 3: a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone 4: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) 5: something used to tie or bind [syn: binder] 6: the act of tying or binding things together [syn: tying]
English → English (gcide) Definition: ligature Logotype \Log"o*type\, n. [Gr. lo`gos word + -type.] (Print.) A single type, containing two or more letters; as, [ae], [AE], [filig], [fllig], [ffllig], etc.; -- called also ligature. [1913 Webster]