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swathe

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) swathe (noun)
  2. 2) swathe (verb)
  3. swath (noun)

1swathe

noun \ˈswäth, ˈswȯth, ˈswāth\

Definition of SWATHE

1
: a band used in swathing
2
: an enveloping medium

Variants of SWATHE

swathe or swath \ˈswäth, ˈswäth, ˈswȯth, ˈswȯth\

Origin of SWATHE

Middle English, from Old English *swæth; akin to Old English swathian to swathe
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SWATHE

bathe, lathe, rathe, saithe, scathe, spathe

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