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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Examples of swathe in a Sentence
Verb
The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
Her neck was swathed in jewels.
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Adriana Lee, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The reception room’s walls and ceiling are swathed in Fromental wall coverings.
—Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
Contours of eyes were swathed in red and outlined in black at Juana Martín.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The hotel’s 100 rooms and suites are swathed in warm chestnut wood and touches of royal blue for a look that’s elegant and modern.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
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Verb
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
The reception room’s walls and ceiling are swathed in Fromental wall coverings.
—Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
Contours of eyes were swathed in red and outlined in black at Juana Martín.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The hotel’s 100 rooms and suites are swathed in warm chestnut wood and touches of royal blue for a look that’s elegant and modern.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swathe. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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