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To swathe is to wrap or bandage.

(verb)

An example of swathe is to wrap a baby in a blanket.
An example of swathe is to cover a broken arm with a bandage.

The definition of a swathe is a bandage.

(noun)

An example of a swathe is a piece of cloth wrapped around a bad cut.

See swathe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb swathed, swathing

to wrap or bind up in a long strip or bandage
to wrap (a bandage, etc.) around something
to surround or envelop; enclose

Origin: ME swathen < OE swathian, akin to ON svatha, to glide, prob. < IE base *swei-, to turn, bend > sway

noun

a bandage or wrapping

Related Forms:

swather noun

noun

swath

See swathe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb swathed swathed, swath·ing, swathes

To wrap or bind with or as if with bandages.
To enfold or constrict.

noun

A wrapping, binding, or bandage.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English swathen

Origin: , from Old English swathian

Related Forms:

swathˈer noun

noun

Variant of swath.

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