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verb (used with object)
1.
to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
2.
to bandage.
3.
to enfold or envelop, as wrappings do.
4.
to wrap (cloth, rope, etc.) around something.
noun
5.
a band of linen or the like in which something is wrapped; wrapping; bandage.
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Origin:
before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English *swæth or *swath (in swathum dative plural); compare swaddle; (v.) Middle English swathen, late Old English swathian, derivative of the noun; cognate with Old Norse svatha
before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English *swæth or *swath (in swathum dative plural); compare swaddle; (v.) Middle English swathen, late Old English swathian, derivative of the noun; cognate with Old Norse svatha
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| swathe (sweɪð) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
swathe
O.E. swaþian "to swathe," from swaðu "track, trace, band" (see swath). The noun meaning "infant's swaddling bands" was found in O.E. as swaþum (dative plural).
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