Definition of Swathing

1. Noun. Cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby).

Generic synonyms: Covering
Derivative terms: Swathe

Definition of Swathing

1. Verb. (present participle of swathe) ¹

2. Noun. A wrapping. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Swathing

1. swathe [v] - See also: swathe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swathing

swastika
swastikas
swat
swatch
swatchel
swatchels
swatches
swath
swathe
swathed
swather
swathers
swathes
swathier
swathiest
swathing (current term)
swathings
swaths
swathy
swats
swatted
swatter
swattered
swatters
swatting
swattings
swattle
sway
sway-backed
sway-bracing

Literary usage of Swathing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"swathing my throat in cold, and lozenges and gargles, etc., I hope to fight through without breaking down. ... I have heard from Catherine Sedgwick, ..."

2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1873)
"... is an exact model of the Roman method of swathing infants, except that it has a crown- on its head and that the tips of its toes are uncovered. ..."

3. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"swathing u Mummy. (From the Egyptian Monuments.) ty of the bandaging has been the subject of great admiration. The strips were very closely bound, ..."

4. The Young Mother: Or, Management of Children in Regard to Health by William Andrus Alcott (1838)
"swathing the body—its numerous evils.—SEC. 2. Form of the dress. Fashion. Tight lacing—its dangers. Structure and motion of the chest. ..."

5. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"infant, child ¡n swathing-clothes; - /. T. (silk-) reel; —raupe,/. Eut. cater- pillar of a little motil that rolls tip the leaf on which it feeds, ..."

6. A Residence at Constantinople: During a Period Including the Commencement by Robert Walsh (1836)
"... at Chalki—General use of issues—swathing infants—Dispen. sary—Extraordinary cures for ... swathing ..."

7. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"swathing my throat in cold, and lozenges and gargles, etc., I hope to fight through without breaking down. ... I have heard from Catherine Sedgwick, ..."

8. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1873)
"... is an exact model of the Roman method of swathing infants, except that it has a crown- on its head and that the tips of its toes are uncovered. ..."

9. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"swathing u Mummy. (From the Egyptian Monuments.) ty of the bandaging has been the subject of great admiration. The strips were very closely bound, ..."

10. The Young Mother: Or, Management of Children in Regard to Health by William Andrus Alcott (1838)
"swathing the body—its numerous evils.—SEC. 2. Form of the dress. Fashion. Tight lacing—its dangers. Structure and motion of the chest. ..."

11. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"infant, child ¡n swathing-clothes; - /. T. (silk-) reel; —raupe,/. Eut. cater- pillar of a little motil that rolls tip the leaf on which it feeds, ..."

12. A Residence at Constantinople: During a Period Including the Commencement by Robert Walsh (1836)
"... at Chalki—General use of issues—swathing infants—Dispen. sary—Extraordinary cures for ... swathing ..."

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