noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A wrapping.
2. 2
   cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of swathe form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

bandbandageswaddleapparelarrayattire

Etymology

From Middle English swathing; equivalent to swathe + -ing.

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