bandage

American  

[ban-dij] / ˈbæn dɪdʒ /

noun

1. a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.

   Synonyms:

   compass, binding, dressing

2. anything used as a band or ligature.

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verb (used with object)

bandaged, bandaging

1. to bind or cover with a bandage.

   to bandage the ankles of a football player to prevent sprains.

verb (used without object)

bandaged, bandaging

1. to put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc..

   Apply some iodine before you bandage.

bandage British  

/ ˈbændɪdʒ /

noun

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

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verb

1. to cover or bind with a bandage

Other Word Forms

• bandager noun
• rebandage verb (used with object)
• unbandage verb (used with object)
• well-bandaged adjective

Etymology

Origin of bandage

From Middle French, dating back to 1590–1600; band ², -age

Example Sentences

During Greco-Roman times, Egyptian artists were called upon to inscribe funerary spells on linen mummy bandages.

From The Wall Street Journal

She posted a video in which she and Anderson, 61, could be seen with her fingertips bandaged up.

From BBC

The woman had taken the bandage from her foot and flung it at me.

From Literature

Charlie’s big mitt was three times its size in a bandage that stayed on right up to Thanksgiving.

From Literature

The Raven Leader’s face was drawn, and his left leg was bandaged in soft bindings blotched with blood.

From Literature

Related Words

• dressing
• gauze
• plaster