‖n. [ G. ] League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hindi band. ] An embankment against inundation. [ India ] S. Wells Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pers. bandar a landing place, pier. ] A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G., from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob. akin to E. read. ] Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. In the German Empire the legislative functions are vested in the Bundesrath and the Reichstag. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

☞ The Bundesrath of the German empire is presided over by a chancellor, and is composed of sixty-two members, who represent the different states of the empire, being appointed for each session by their respective governments. [ 1913 Webster ]

By this united congress, the highest tribunal of Switzerland, -- the Bundesrath -- is chosen, and the head of this is a president. J. P. Peters (Trans. Müller's Pol. Hist.). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G.; bund confederacy + versammlung assembly. ] See Legislature, Switzerland. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. bundel, AS. byndel; akin to D. bondel, bundel, G. bündel, dim. of bund bundle, fr. the root of E. bind. See Bind. ] A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fable of the rods, which, when united in a bundle, no strength could bend. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bundle pillar (Arch.), a column or pier, with others of small dimensions attached to it. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bundled p. pr. & vb. n. Bundling ] 1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To send off abruptly or without ceremony. [ 1913 Webster ]

They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach. T. Hook. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. to sell together as a single item at one inclusive price; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together. [ PJC ]

To bundle off, to send off in a hurry, or without ceremony; as, the working mothers bundle their children off to school and then try to get themselves to work on time. --
To bundle one's self up, to wrap one's self up warmly or cumbrously. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To sleep on the same bed without undressing; -- applied to the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus sleeping. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin pies, dance at country frolics, and bundle with the Yankee lasses. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

To bundle up, to dress warmly, snugly, or cumbrously. [ PJC ]

a. sold together as a single item; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together. [ PJC ]

adj. dressed warmly; as, bundled-up sailors and soldiers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]