bandage

[ ban-dij ]

/ ˈbæn dɪdʒ /

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noun

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

anything used as a band or ligature.

verb (used with object), band·aged, band·ag·ing.

to bind or cover with a bandage: to bandage the ankles of a football player to prevent sprains.

verb (used without object), band·aged, band·ag·ing.

to put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc.: Apply some iodine before you bandage.

OTHER WORDS FOR bandage

1 dressing, binding, compass.

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Origin of bandage

From Middle French, dating back to 1590–1600; see origin at band², -age

OTHER WORDS FROM bandage

band·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-bandaged, adjective

Words nearby bandage

Bancroft, Bancroft Prize, band, banda, Banda Aceh, bandage, Band-Aid, bandanna, bandar, Bandar Abbas, Bandaranaike

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How to use bandage in a sentence

So we’re now more than a year out from the release of After Hours’ first singles, all the bandages have come off, and he’s just totally botched plastic surgery.
How one hit song won The Weeknd a Super Bowl halftime show|Aja Romano|February 5, 2021|Vox
Filled with 69 items, including bandages, dressings, gels, forceps, a thermometer, medication, wound care, and dehydration packets, this tool kit can take care of minor and major injuries or health concerns.
The Gear I Carry as a Female Road-Tripper|Alex Temblador|January 24, 2021|Outside Online
Even as the Tide downshifted in the fourth quarter – by which time Smith wore a heavy bandage on his dislocated finger and a T-shirt on his back, the game in the bag – they rang up 621 yards.
After all the disruption in college football, it was all domination for Alabama|Barry Svrluga|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
After cleaning up the blood and applying a bandage, he determined she was physically OK.
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It has everything you need, including bandages, an emergency blanket, duct tape, and essential medications, all weighing in at less than four ounces.
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His arm bore a hospital bandage applied after he gave blood to try to help save his family.
A Child’s Funeral in Gaza|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
EBay has reported a 200 percent increase in bandage dress sales since spring of last year.
Kim Kardashian Stopped Wearing Bodycon, and So Should You|Erin Cunningham|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the friends at the table, Aleksei Kniadliakovsky, had a fresh bandage around his head.
Pussy Riot Whips Sochi|Anna Nemtsova|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Get in, put a bandage over the problem, submit your bill to the insurance company, and get out.
Is Psychiatry Being Stumped By the Mental Illnesses It Has to Treat?|Matthew Tiffany|August 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To make matters worse, many platform offenders pair the look with an equally outdated bandage dress.
Time to Abandon the Platform Heel|Misty White Sidell|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His left arm, rudely bandaged in a shawl, hung heavy and useless at his side, and the bandage was saturated with blood.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
And for those there will be a chair by the fire, and something hot, or perhaps a clean bandage.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
"I don't care to retrace all of mine," said Mr. Bradford, whose pale face wore a smile beneath its bandage.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
And then he raised his bandage, and finding himself in front of a house, examined it attentively.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
And he raised his bandage again, and, approaching the door next to that against which Bussy was standing, began again to examine.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere

British Dictionary definitions for bandage

bandage

/ (ˈbændɪdʒ) /

noun

a piece of material used to dress a wound, bind a broken limb, etc

a strip of any soft material used for binding, etc

verb

to cover or bind with a bandage

Word Origin for bandage

C16: from French, from band strip, band ²

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Medical definitions for bandage

bandage

[ băn′dĭj ]

A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.

To apply a bandage to.

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