1
: a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds
2
: a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
a bandaged ankle
Examples of bandage in a Sentence
Noun
He wrapped a bandage around his knee.
She put a bandage on the cut.
Verb
He arrived with a bandaged ankle.
her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The bodycon bandage numbers and ruffle-heavy styles that once felt trendy now read more costume than chic.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
He was seen at practice, with his hand heavily bandaged, that same morning.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The videoboard showed Fry, a bandage applied beneath his nose and stretching to both cheeks, waving the flag on the third-base line as the crowd roared.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The bodycon bandage numbers and ruffle-heavy styles that once felt trendy now read more costume than chic.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
The agents bandage the cyclist’s wounds, cover him in an emergency blanket and stay by his side until he is hoisted away by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s helicopter, the video shows.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
He was seen at practice, with his hand heavily bandaged, that same morning.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandage. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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bandage
1 of 2 noun
ban·dage
ˈban-dij 
: a strip of fabric used especially to cover and bind up wounds and as a means of applying healing medicines or ointments
bandage
2 of 2 verb
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind or cover with a bandage
Medical Definition
bandage
1 of 2 noun
ban·dage
ˈban-dij
: a strip of fabric used to cover a wound, hold a dressing in place, immobilize an injured part, or apply pressure see capeline, esmarch bandage, pressure bandage, spica, velpeau bandage
bandage
2 of 2 verb
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
bandage a sprained ankle
: to apply a bandage
bandager
noun
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