scarf bandage
- noun
- /skɑrf ˈbændɪdʒ/
- UK
:
vendaje en triángulo
- A scarf bandage can be quickly made from a large handkerchief or triangular cloth.
Examples
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The nurse used a scarf bandage to support his broken arm.
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The doctor recommended a scarf bandage for her sprained wrist.
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After her fall, she wore a scarf bandage until her arm healed.
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He used a scarf bandage to support his injured arm.
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The nurse used a scarf bandage to support his broken arm.
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After her fall, she wore a scarf bandage until her arm healed.
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The doctor recommended a scarf bandage for her sprained wrist.
Synonyms
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3.7
A piece of cloth hung from the neck to support an injured arm
11
7.9
A long strip of cloth that wraps around a body part like an arm or leg
A large triangle of cloth used to support an injured arm by tying it around the neck
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines two literal, familiar nouns: 'scarf' (a strip of cloth) and 'bandage' (material used to protect/support an injury), so the overall sense of a cloth used as a bandage/sling is directly inferable. This is a literal, compositional construction found cross-linguistically in similar medical descriptions, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Scarf bandage comes from the simple idea of using a scarf as a bandage to hold an injured arm. People fold a large triangle of cloth and tie it around the neck so the arm hangs and is 'supported', so the phrase means a cloth sling for a hurt forearm.