1
: a band used in swathing
2
: an enveloping medium
swathed; swathing
1
: to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage
2
: envelop
a mountain swathed by clouds
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Verb
The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
Her neck was swathed in jewels.
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Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, The Chatwal Lodge introduced three Treehouses, elevated residences swathed in light among the oak and maple.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The handle was swathed in textile and the skin of a stingray—commonly applied to Japanese sword handles for better grip because of its rough texture.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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—Adriana Lee, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
In the quaint New England town where Practical Magic is set, witches aren’t swathed in darkness like in The Craft, nor are they campy like in Hocus Pocus.
—Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, The Chatwal Lodge introduced three Treehouses, elevated residences swathed in light among the oak and maple.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The handle was swathed in textile and the skin of a stingray—commonly applied to Japanese sword handles for better grip because of its rough texture.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
As the men’s president was transforming today’s man and Adams-Geller stylistically decoded time travel, Geller Brown was swathed in actual code and data working on Paige’s e-commerce overhaul — for a year and a half.
—Adriana Lee, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swathe. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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