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Ace bandage (ās)

an elasticized cloth bandage wrapped around an ankle, knee, etc. to provide firm support, as for a strain or sprain

Etymology: < Ace, a trademark for such a bandage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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