bandage

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noun

ban·​dage ˈban-dij How to pronounce bandage (audio)
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

bandage

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verb

bandaged; bandaging

transitive verb

: 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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Noun
He was treated by first responders and now has a bandage on his right arm. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 24 July 2025 Realizing this was a problem, the Biden administration introduced a new policy in April 2024 that would cover the bandages for certain types of leg and foot ulcers, only for bandages that had gone through high-quality testing and had shown an advantage over standard bandaging. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
Verb
Julianne Finch, a Bakersfield financial advisor, bandaged blisters on her feet. Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025 Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it! Lynn Zovighian, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandage

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French, from bande

First Known Use

Noun

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1730, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bandage was in 1599

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Cite this Entry

“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandage. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

bandage

1 of 2 noun
ban·​dage ˈban-dij How to pronounce bandage (audio)
: 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 How to pronounce bandage (audio)
: 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

transitive verb

: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
bandage a sprained ankle

intransitive verb

: to apply a bandage
bandager noun

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