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bandage / ligature

nounfemininetechnicalcommon/li.ɣɐˈdu.ɾɐ/li·ga·du·ra

Definitions

The act or effect of tying; a band or bandage used to tighten, join, or compress.

“The nurse applied an elastic bandage to the sprained ankle.”

“The surgical ligation of the vessel was successful.”

ligaturebandagesurgical ligation

In typography, a character consisting of two or more joined glyphs (e.g., æ, œ).

“The ligature 'æ' is used in some words of Latin origin.”

“The designer chose a font with beautiful ligatures.”

typographic ligature