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bandage

[ban-dij]
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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.
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verb (used with object), band·aged, band·ag·ing.
  1. to bind or cover with a bandage: to bandage the ankles of a football player to prevent sprains.
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verb (used without object), band·aged, band·ag·ing.
  1. to put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc.: Apply some iodine before you bandage.
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Origin of bandage

From Middle French, dating back to 1590–1600; see origin at band2, -age
Related formsband·ag·er, nounre·band·age, verb (used with object), re·band·aged, re·band·ag·ing.un·band·age, verb (used with object), un·band·aged, un·band·ag·ing.well-band·aged, adjective

Synonyms

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1. dressing, binding, compass.
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Related Words

plasterdressinggauzetrussswathecastcompresswrapbinddress

Examples from the Web for bandage

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Historical Examples

  • First, I got a bandage on my wound, to stop the bleeding, and then I had an opportunity to look about me.

    Ned Myers

    James Fenimore Cooper

  • Evelyn slipped the bandage, and her eyes rested on Maltravers!

  • Be soothed, my son; I meant not to tear the bandage from thy wounds.

    Calderon The Courtier

    Edward Bulwer-Lytton

  • She would then proceed to bandage it to the best of her ability.

    Lotus Buds

    Amy Carmichael

  • Capen bent over him and gently moved the bandage on his face.

    Keziah Coffin

    Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for bandage

bandage

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
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Word Origin

C16: from French, from band strip, band ²
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for bandage

n.

1590s, from Middle French bandage (16c.), from Old French bander "to bind," from bande "a strip" (see band (n.1)).

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v.

1774, from bandage (n.). Related: Bandaged; bandaging.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
bandage in Medicine

bandage

(băn′dĭj)
n.
  1. A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.
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v.
  1. To apply a bandage to.
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