- the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
- a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
- a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
- a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and æ.
- Music.
- a slur.
- a group of notes connected by a slur.
- a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.
- a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.
- to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate.
- the act of binding or tying up
- something used to bind
- a link, bond, or tie
- a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc, as for constricting the flow of blood to a part
- a character of two or more joined letters, such as, fl, ffi, ffl
- music
- a slur or the group of notes connected by it
- (in plainsong notation) a symbol indicating two or more notes grouped together
- to bind with a ligature; ligate
