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BANDAGE
bandage, patch
(noun) a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
bandage
(verb) dress by covering or binding; “The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle”; “bandage an incision”
bind, bandage
(verb) wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bandage (plural bandages)
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
(figuratively, by extension) A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
Verb
bandage (third-person singular simple present bandages, present participle bandaging, simple past and past participle bandaged)
To apply a bandage to something.
Anagrams
• Adangbe, Dagbane
Source: Wiktionary
Band"age, n. Etym: [F. bandage, fr. bande. See Band.]
1. A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.
2. Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature. Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a bandage over her eyes. Addison.
Band"age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bandaged (p. pr. & vb. n. Bandaging (
Definition: To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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