swathe, wrapping
(noun) an enveloping bandage
swaddle, swathe
(verb) wrap in swaddling clothes; “swaddled the infant”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
swathe (plural swathes)
A bandage; a band
swathe (third-person singular simple present swathes, present participle swathing, simple past and past participle swathed)
To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers
swathe (plural swathes)
(chiefly British) Alternative spelling of swath
• Wheats, saweth, wheats
Source: Wiktionary
Swathe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swathing.] Etym: [OE. swathen, AS. swe. See Swath, n., and cf. Swaddle.]
Definition: To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers. Their children are never swathed or bound about with any thing when they are first born. Abp. Abbot.
Swathe, n.
Definition: A bandage; a band; a swath. Wrapped me in above an hundred yards of swathe. Addison. Milk and a swathe, at first, his whole demand. Young. The solemn glory of the afternoon, with its long swathes of light between the far off rows of limes. G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
