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band⋅age

  [ban-dij] noun, verb, -aged, -ag⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.
2. anything used as a band or ligature.
–verb (used with object)
3. to bind or cover with a bandage: to bandage the ankles of a football player to prevent sprains.
–verb (used without object)
4. to put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc.: Apply some iodine before you bandage.
Origin:
1590–1600; < MF; see band 2 , -age

Related forms:
band⋅ag⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. dressing, binding, compass.
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band·age   (bān'dĭj)   
n.  A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.
tr.v.   band·aged, band·ag·ing, band·ag·es
To apply a bandage to.

[French, from Old French bande, band, strip; see band1.]
band'ag·er n.
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Word Origin & History

bandage 
1599, from M.Fr. bandage, from O.Fr. bander "to bind," from bande "a strip" (see band (1)). Band-Aid, trademark registered 1924 by Johnson & Johnson. The British equivalent was Elastoplast. Fig. sense of "temporary or makeshift solution to a problem" (in lower case) is first recorded 1968.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ban·dage
Pronunciation: 'ban-dij
Function: noun
: a strip of fabric used to cover a wound, hold a dressing in place,immobilize an injured part, or apply pressure —see CAPELINE, ESMARCH BANDAGE, PRESSURE BANDAGE, SPICA, VELPEAU BANDAGE

Main Entry: 2bandage
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ban·daged;ban·dag·ing
transitive senses
: to bind, dress,or cover with a bandage <bandage a wound> <bandage a sprained ankle> bandage intransitive senses
: to apply a bandage —ban·dag·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

bandage band·age (bān'dĭj)
n.
A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part. v. band·aged, band·ag·ing, band·ag·es
To apply a bandage to.

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