swathe

noun

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\ 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 But the chloroplasts swathe large portions of their flat, billowy bodies in a startling verdigris. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2021 As the morning sun pours in, the two women swathe machines in bubble wrap and place them in cardboard boxes. — Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2021 This is serious wine, delicious with its core of refreshing acidity swathed in ripe, sweet flavors of strawberries and melon. — Washington Post, 15 May 2020 Gros painted the extravagantly uniformed general, swathed in gilded sashes and crowned with a red-plumed hat, closer to 6 feet 8. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020 One had floors swathed in grass and walls covered in Yayoi Kusama-like dots, decorated with cartoonish pixel art. — Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 Koretz said at a City Council meeting, his nose and mouth swathed by a butterscotch-yellow bandanna to make his point. — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020 This lucky painter has one swathed in a graphic Fromental wallpaper. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2020 More importantly, you'll be swathed in coziness with just the right amount of comforting pressure. — Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2020

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