bandage

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: patchbind

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the bodySynonyms: patch

Verb (2)

  1. wrap around with something so as to cover or encloseSynonyms: bind
  2. dress by covering or binding“The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle”“bandage an incision”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bandage \Band"age\ (b[a^]nd"[asl]j), n. [F. bandage, fr. bande. See Band.]

1.A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc. [1913 Webster]

2.Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature. [1913 Webster]

Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a bandage over her eyes.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
Bandage \Band"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bandaged (b[a^]nd"[asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bandaging (b[a^]nd"[asl]*j[i^]ng).] To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes. [1913 Webster] band-aid Band-Aid
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