bandage

[ban-dij]

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.

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

/ 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandage¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandage¹

C16: from French, from band strip, _band ²

Example Sentences

We had to come back to L.A. and shoot this silly thing where I was all bandaged up and we’re supposed to be up in Alaska someplace, at a remote Secret Service station.

From Los Angeles Times

The photo shows a bandage across the side of his face and a line of stitches from his earlobe to below his jaw.

From Salon

Ramsay shared two photos, one of a bandage stretching from his cheek to his neck.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet in scenes she described as "horrific but humanising", prisoners rushed to help injured guards, calming a panicked female officer and bandaging the wounds of a crying interrogator.

From BBC

He's wearing a grey t-shirt and black shorts, and his right leg is bandaged.

From BBC

Related Words

• dressing 
• gauze 
• plaster