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Noun: swathe  swaadh or swodh [N. Amer], sweydh [Brit]
  1. A broad area or strip of something
    - swath
     
  2. An enveloping bandage
    - wrapping
     
  3. A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
    - swath, belt
     
  4. The space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
    - swath
Verb: swathe  swaadh or swodh [N. Amer], sweydh [Brit]
  1. Wrap in swaddling clothes
    "swathed the infant";
    - swaddle, enswathe

Derived forms: swathing, swathes, swathed

Type of: bandage, bind, course, patch, path, space, track

Encyclopedia: Swathe