English Dictionary: swathing | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swathe \Swathe\ (sw[amac][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swathed} (sw[amac][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Swathing}.] [OE. swathen, AS. swe[edh]ain. See {Swath}, n., and cf. {Swaddle}.] 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. |