51³Ō¹Ļ

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bandage

[ban-dij]

noun

  1. a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. anything used as a band or ligature.



verb (used with object)

bandaged, bandaging 
  1. to bind or cover with a bandage.

    to bandage the ankles of a football player to prevent sprains.

verb (used without object)

bandaged, bandaging 
  1. to put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc..

    Apply some iodine before you bandage.

bandage

/ ˈ²śĆ¦²Ō»åÉŖ»åĻō /

noun

  1. a piece of material used to dress a wound, bind a broken limb, etc

  2. a strip of any soft material used for binding, etc

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cover or bind with a bandage

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • bandager noun
  • rebandage verb (used with object)
  • unbandage verb (used with object)
  • well-bandaged adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of bandage1

From Middle French, dating back to 1590–1600; band 2, -age
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of bandage1

C16: from French, from band strip, band ²
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As his career has grown, he’s leaned further into the character work, giving The Weeknd absurd facial prosthetics and bundles of bloody bandages.

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They administered a sedative before carefully detaching him and applying a tight bandage to the wound.

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The couple spend two hours removing Albi's old bandages and applying new ones every day.

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The family said they were unsure whether she understood she had lost the lower parts of her limbs because she was still in bandages.

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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.

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