swathe

noun

\ ˈswät͟h

, ˈswȯt͟h, ˈswāt͟h\

variants: or swath \ ˈswät͟h

, ˈswäth , ˈswȯt͟h , ˈswȯth \

Definition of swathe

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a band used in swathing

2 : an enveloping medium

swathe

verb

\ ˈswät͟h

, ˈswȯt͟h, ˈswāt͟h\

swathed; swathing

Definition of swathe (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage

2 : envelop a mountain swathed by clouds

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Examples of swathe in a Sentence

Verb

The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages. Her neck was swathed in jewels.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

On set, her petite frame is swathed in ripped and repaired denim, a pair of metallic cowgirl boots hinting at mischief. — Vogue, "Diesel’s Fall 2018 Collection Is a Love Letter to ’90s London," 3 Aug. 2018 How does this justify the dire adjectives it was swathed in? — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Press Is the Enemy of Climate," 4 Dec. 2018 The outside is swathed in cotton, while the inside is stuffed with polyester balls. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Headless ergonomic body pillows: comforting or totally creepy?," 11 Oct. 2018 And this season was no exception, with designer Olivier Rousteing swathing his army in hyper-exaggerated, '80s-leaning silhouettes in crisp whites and metallic silvers that showed plenty of gleaming skin. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "5 Bombshell Beauty Lessons Straight From the Balmain Runway," 28 Sep. 2018 The response has been to swarm Xinjiang with security, swathing the region in a high-tech surveillance network and, in the past two years, building the detention centers that inmates say mix abuse with patriotic indoctrination. — Eva Dou, WSJ, "China’s Muslim Crackdown Extends to Those Living Abroad," 31 Aug. 2018 The young architect, who was making a name for himself designing low-slung, open-plan houses often swathed in brick, broke out of his Midwestern bubble and earned his first East Coast commission. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Barton House completes $2 million restoration," 2 Oct. 2018 Each eye is swathed in golden yellow, with an accompanying wing. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "This “Clueless”-Inspired Makeup Look Would Earn Cher Horowitz’s Approval," 27 Aug. 2018 Installing Saturday's preview left a lot to the imagination, considering mannequins in the Byzantine Gallery and the Medieval Sculpture Hall remained swathed in muslin. — Rosemary Feitelberg | Wwd, latimes.com, "The Met’s Costume Institute unveils ‘Heavenly Bodies’ exhibition during preview before the Met Gala," 7 May 2018

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