Fasciated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fasciate \Fas"ci*ate\, Fasciated \Fas"ci*a`ted\, a. [L.
     fasciatus, p. p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr.
     fascia band. See {Fasces}.]
     1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
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     2. (Bot.)
        (a) Banded or compacted together.
        (b) Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the
            stems of the garden cockscomb.
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     3. (Zool.) Broadly banded with color.
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