swathe
1to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
to bandage.
to enfold or envelop, as wrappings do.
to wrap (cloth, rope, etc.) around something.
a band of linen or the like in which something is wrapped; wrapping; bandage.
Origin of swathe
1Other definitions for swathe (2 of 2)
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How to use swathe in a sentence
I stepped out of the bush plane to find everything swathed in granular snow; it all looked like a peaceful Christmas card to me.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed | Terry Greene Sterling | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd his black evening gowns with bodices swathed in sheer black organza were a well-balanced cocktail of sex and subtlety.
Chanel, Armani, and Givenchy Present Their Haute-Couture Collections in Paris | Robin Givhan | July 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSeveral passengers swathed in bandages pressed themselves against the railing and chanted “Allah Akbar.”
Libya Uprising: Gaddafi's Bloody Siege of Misrata | Babak Dehghanpisheh | April 3, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, a deep, wide stain showed crimson upon the bandages in which he had swathed his hand.
Uncanny Tales | VariousLawrence would not have known him with his head all swathed up, if he had not been pointed out to him.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
The tall but not very clerical figure was wrapped in a shawl and swathed round the throat with many turns of a woolen tippet.
I dont believe he is a man at all, but just a globular mass of conceit and unpublished matter, swathed in a college gown.
The Romance of His Life | Mary CholmondeleyThey are veiled and swathed in wraps, and seem to spend their time gossiping or asleep in the innermost recesses of the cabin.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. Mitton
British Dictionary definitions for swathe
/ (sweɪð) /
to bandage (a wound, limb, etc), esp completely
to wrap a band, garment, etc, around, esp so as to cover completely; swaddle
to envelop
a bandage or wrapping
a variant spelling of swath
Origin of swathe
1Derived forms of swathe
- swathable or swatheable, adjective
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