Definition of swathe
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: a band used in swathing
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: an enveloping medium
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European Union antitrust regulators approved the deal in March after the companies agreed to sell a swathe of assets to BASF.
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The country is afflicted by a 25% unemployment rate and water shortages that have hamstrung large swathes of the west and east.
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The Taliban control large swathes of eastern Logar and despite the establishment of dozens of National Security Force outposts along the road running through the province, Taiban attacks are frequent.
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So has Park Heights and huge swathes of south Baltimore including parts of Port Covington, where Under Armour founder Kevin Plank has proposed building a mixed-use project from scratch.
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For now, the blockade has been lifted, but the Saudi- led coalition continues to close airports and block access to vast swathes of the country from journalists and human rights groups.
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That risks pushing Tencent’s WeChat Pay out of swathes of the offline market.
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Russia is Assad's most powerful ally and its devastating air power has helped him wrest back large swathes of territory from rebels since 2015.
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The Taliban control or have a presence in large swathes of the province.
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Origin and Etymology of swathe
Middle English, from Old English *swæth; akin to Old English swathian to swathe
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First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of swathe
swathed;
swathing
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: to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage
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: envelop
- a mountain swathed by clouds
Examples of swathe in a Sentence
The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
Her neck was swathed in jewels.
Recent Examples of swathe from the Web
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Fruit is sometimes even sold swathed in plastic wrap.
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Even though Prince Charles married Diana in 1981—a full 34 and 141 years, respectively, after the nuptials of Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria—his wedding was swathed in a fairy-tale narrative more old-fashioned than his royal predecessors.
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Signaling their support, Golden Globes attendees swathed themselves in black, sported lapel pins and sounded off about sexist power imbalances from the red carpet and the stage.
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Tucked into a conference room alongside a bearded Phoenix and swathed in a big comfy sweater and a newsboy cap, Ramsay comes across as genial and warm, chatting animatedly in a thick Glaswegian brogue.
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With custom Louboutin-red lacquered skates and a microphone swathed in Swarovski crystals, there’s no doubt the former Olympian has a flair for fashion.
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Free created shoulder-grazing earrings of fresh orchids for the label's fall 2016 show and also those heavenly baby's-breath textiles that swathed models at Rodarte's spring 2018 show.
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To improve the fit of the shoes, dancers swathe their toes in lamb’s wool or household items such as paper towels and makeup pads.
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Female dancers are swathed in black velvet ribbon, and sheer micro-tulle trimmed to classic midi-length.
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Origin and Etymology of swathe
Middle English, from Old English swathian
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: 12th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearSWATHE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of swathe for English Language Learners
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: to wrap or cover (someone or something)
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