'swatheable
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to bandage (a wound, limb, etc), esp completely |
| 2. | to wrap a band, garment, etc, around, esp so as to cover completely; swaddle |
| 3. | to envelop |
| —n | |
| 4. | a bandage or wrapping |
| 5. | a variant spelling of swath |
| [Old English swathian; related to swæthel swaddling clothes, Old High German swedil, Dutch zwadel; see | |
| 'swathable | |
| —adj | |
| 'swatheable | |
| —adj | |
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