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

The girl lifted her hands and revealed tiny bandages of gauze tied about three of her fingers.

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There were even rudimentary first-aid supplies: bandages, iodine, and so forth.

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Jimmie looked so small and vulnerable as he lay there alone, big bandages on his head.

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Then McKenzie, bloodied, bandaged and looking like death, came to life.

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In 2021 he revealed that he had been seriously burnt when a gas fireplace exploded at his home in Paris the year before, posting photographs of himself in bandages.

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Related Words

• dressing 
• gauze 
• plaster