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swathe

1 American  
[swoth, sweyth] / swɒð, sweɪð /

verb (used with object)

swathed, swathing

  1. to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.

  2. to bandage.

  3. to enfold or envelop, as wrappings do.

  4. to wrap (cloth, rope, etc.) around something.

noun

  1. a band of linen or the like in which something is wrapped; wrapping; bandage.

swathe 2 American  
[swoth, sweyth] / swɒð, sweɪð /

noun

  1. swath.

swathe British  
/ sweɪð /

verb

  1. to bandage (a wound, limb, etc), esp completely

  2. to wrap a band, garment, etc, around, esp so as to cover completely; swaddle

  3. to envelop

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noun

  1. a bandage or wrapping

  2. a variant spelling of swath

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Other Word Forms

  • swathable adjective

Etymology

Origin of swathe

before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English *swæth or *swath (in swathum dative plural); swaddle; (v.) Middle English swathen, late Old English swathian, derivative of the noun; cognate with Old Norse svatha

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