unbandage
dɪdʒ 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.
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bandage (ˈbændɪdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a piece of material used to dress a wound, bind a broken limb, etc |
| 2. | a strip of any soft material used for binding, etc |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to cover or bind with a bandage |
| [C16: from French, from band strip, | |
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Unbandage
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
bandage
1590s, from M.Fr. bandage (16c.), from O.Fr. bander "to bind," from bande "a strip" (see band (1)).
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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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