to swath
5
8.2
- verb
- /swɔθ/
- US
:
envolver
- The patient was carefully swathed in bandages after the surgery to protect the wounds.
- swathed in white
- swathed bodies
Examples
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On the stone lay a tiny baby swathed in a worn, dirty fur wrapping.
Fiction book (1994) -
What it depicts instead is an exotic subject, swathed in mystery.
Academic text (2002) -
Every bride is the same, swathed in white; every bride risks.
Fiction book (1996) -
Before them stood a statue of the Christ child swathed in his mother's arms.
Fiction book (1994) -
The yard was coated with snow, swathed in long blue shadows.
Fiction book (1999) -
In a few seconds, the cart was swathed by a golden cloud ringing madly.
Fiction book (1995) -
Russell sits up front, swathed in a large robe, alone and silent.
Fiction book (2000) -
Beside the taxi, its three passengers lie in a group, blankets swathing their chests and legs.
Fiction book (1996) -
The sword, gripped in both hands, reflected into her face, which was swathed to the cheekbones under the hood.
Fiction book (2001) -
Kip was still bandaged, his arms and right hand swathed in padded gauze.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
729
1.0
To cover something by putting material around it
83
4.3
To hang or cover something loosely with cloth
41
4.5
To surround something completely, like fog or darkness
34
2.7
To wrap a wound with soft material to protect or support it
22
3.6
Cover something completely with paper, cloth or another material to protect it
12
3.8
To wrap a baby tightly in cloth to keep them warm
1
8.0
To cover something completely, often by surrounding it with cloth or paper
1
7.4
To cover something completely with cloth or a thin layer like chocolate
To cover a wound with a piece of cloth to protect it
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Etymology
Swath as a verb comes from an old word swathe that meant 'to wrap' or 'bind'. That is why to swath something means to cover or wrap it completely, like a bandage around an arm or a blanket around a baby.