Definition of swathe
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:a band used in swathing
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:an enveloping medium
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By the middle of the 20th century, the rich black soil was gone, leaving behind large swathes of poor farmland occupied by descendants of the slaves that once was farmed the land.
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Nigeria's military last year wrested back large swathes of territory from the Islamist insurgents.
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The arrival of the Vikings changed Britain, Ireland, and large swathes of Europe forever.
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Leeds fans turned on Bellusci during the 5-1 drubbing Guiseley on 8th July, with swathes of the 3,000-strong crowd booing the Italy Under-21 international.
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Following the loss of large swathes of territory over the last few years, ISIS shifted its raison d’etre from holding territory to embarking upon an insurgency campaign.
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After all, though Iran and Russia say that Mr Baghdadi is dead, his organisation still occupies swathes of (thinly-populated) territory either side of the Iraqi-Syrian border.
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A fancy board might feature three x16 PCIe slots, space for multiple M.2 SSDs, and a swathe of IO.
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More than 150 volunteers emerge and plunge more than 2,500 American flags into uniform rows in swathes of grass.
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Origin and Etymology of swathe
Middle English, from Old English *swæth; akin to Old English swathian to swathe
Definition of swathe
swathed;
swathing
transitive verb
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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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Mickey Candy Apple A Granny Smith apple swathed in caramel, covered in chocolate, and decorated like Mickey Mouse?
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The Adobe Lavender Hydrating Cocoon begins with a gentle exfoliation; your skin is then swathed with local red clay, full of healing minerals that energize tired joints and muscles.
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Everything was swathed in a darkness accentuated by the blackout curtains that houses had hung to make the coastline less visible.
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These would swathe the floor of their home, to the delight of her toddler, and to the amused bewilderment of her tidy-minded Czech husband.
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Near the river, a large Garry Oak tree is swathed in fringes of lime-green lichen.
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Even when swathed in sheer black tights, her willowy stems maintained a scene-stealing presence.
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Indulge in a lavish interior swathed in faux suede and nappa leather and outfitted with cutting-edge tech such as a digitized dashboard and a Burmester superstereo.
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Swathed in a jacket, shirt, and long pants, working men can hide lots of extra pounds — a secret Trump and Bannon are no doubt well aware of.
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Origin and Etymology of swathe
Middle English, from Old English swathian
swathe Synonyms
Synonyms
bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, enfold, veil, wrapRelated Words
curtain, drape; embed (also imbed), encase; swaddle; blanket, overlay, overspread; camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask; circle, encircle, enlace, enwindNear Antonyms
bare, denude, expose, stripSWATHE Defined for English Language Learners
swathe
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verb
Definition of swathe for English Language Learners
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: to wrap or cover (someone or something)
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