swathing

7.7

A long piece of cloth that is wrapped around a wound or baby to protect it

noun
/ˈswɔːðɪŋ/

: vendaje

To support her hurt ankle, she used a bandage swathing to provide extra stability.

Examples

The nurse carefully wrapped the patient's arm in a long swathing to protect the injury.
After the baby was born, the doctor used a soft swathing to keep him warm and secure.
Her eyes just flickered from between the swathing, as his hands expertly and slowly pulled off the fabric.

Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

swathe

vsswathing

11 7.9

A long strip of cloth that wraps around a body part like an arm or leg

is a length used for protection or support, including wounds and babies

swaddling bands

vsswathing

Archaic

9.3

Long cloth strips that wrap a baby tightly to keep them warm and calm

is for general wrapping for protection or support beyond infants

Antonyms

exposure

38 4.6

Being without protection from cold, wind, or rain

How Protective

cast

Specialized

84 3.5

dressing

3 2.8

bandage

126 1.0

swathing

7.7

piece of cloth

7 1.0

Surface Forms

swathing singular

swathings plural

Morphology

swathing = swathe (transparent) = swathe + ing

The noun is a standard -ing nominalization of the verb 'swathe' meaning a wrapping or bandage, so the meaning follows directly from the base.

Etymology

The word swathing comes from the old words swathe ('to wrap') and swath ('a strip'), so it originally pictured a strip of cloth wrapped around something. That's why swathing refers to the cloth used to wrap and protect a wound or a baby.