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swathe

1

[ swoth, sweyth ]

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

[ swoth, sweyth ]

noun

swathe

/ ²õ·É±ðɪð /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a bandage or wrapping
  2. a variant spelling of swath
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ·É²¹³Ù³ó²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swathe1

before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English *²õ·Éæ³Ù³ó 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swathe1

Old English swathian; related to ²õ·Éæ³Ù³ó±ð±ô swaddling clothes, Old High German swedil, Dutch zwadel; see swaddle
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Example Sentences

The junta, which has suffered continual and humiliating defeats and lost vast swathes of territory, is increasingly relying on air attacks to crush resistance to its rule.

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So said the president who had launched a full-scale invasion of a sovereign neighbouring country and claims to have annexed whole swathes of Ukraine.

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During the Cold War, the common enemy was the Soviet Union, which included swathes of Eastern Europe.

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He has delayed some of these tariffs and U-turned on others, but has pledged to announce a swathe of additional tariffs on 2 April, dubbed "Tariff Day" by some.

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