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swaddled
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swad·dle
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ˈswɒd
l
/
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-l
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verb,
-dled,
-dling,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free
movement
; wrap tightly with clothes.
2.
to wrap (anything) round with bandages.
noun
3.
a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English,
in
suadiling
(gerund); akin by gradation to
Middle English
swethel
(noun),
Old English;
see
swathe
,
-le
Related forms
un·swad·dled,
adjective
un·swad·dling,
adjective
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Word Origin & History
swaddle
c.1300, probably a frequentative form of O.E. swaþian (see
swathe
). Phrase swaddling clothes is from Coverdale (1535) translation of Luke ii:7.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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