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bandage
[ ban-dij ]
noun
- a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.
Synonyms: , ,
- anything used as a band or ligature.
verb (used with object)
- to bind or cover with a bandage:
to bandage the ankles of a football player to prevent sprains.
verb (used without object)
- to put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc.:
Apply some iodine before you bandage.
bandage
/ ˈæԻɪ /
noun
- a piece of material used to dress a wound, bind a broken limb, etc
- a strip of any soft material used for binding, etc
verb
- to cover or bind with a bandage
Other 51Թ Forms
- Իa· noun
- ·Իa verb (used with object) rebandaged rebandaging
- ܲ·Իa verb (used with object) unbandaged unbandaging
- ɱ-Իa adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bandage1
Example Sentences
The couple spend two hours removing Albi's old bandages and applying new ones every day.
The family said they were unsure whether she understood she had lost the lower parts of her limbs because she was still in bandages.
He showed me a picture of him in a hospital bed, taken an hour after the explosion, with his face burned, entirely blooded, covered with bandages.
Lydia would scream every time her bandages needed to be changed and on one occasion she jumped into Matt's arms when a dog approached them in the park.
His bandaged legs - one of them splinted - are badly scarred and withered.
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