bandage

[ ban-dij ]

noun

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

   Synonyms: compass, binding, dressing

2. anything used as a band or ligature.

verb (used with object)

, band·aged, band·ag·ing.

1. to bind or cover with a bandage:

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

verb (used without object)

, band·aged, band·ag·ing.

1. to put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc.:

   Apply some iodine before you bandage.

bandage

/ ˈbændɪdʒ /

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

verb

1. to cover or bind with a bandage

Other Words From

• bandag·er noun
• re·bandage verb (used with object) rebandaged rebandaging
• un·bandage verb (used with object) unbandaged unbandaging
• well-bandaged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandage¹

From Middle French, dating back to 1590–1600; band ², -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandage¹

C16: from French, from band strip, band ²

Example Sentences

So we’re now more than a year out from the release of After Hours’ first singles, all the bandages have come off, and he’s just totally botched plastic surgery.

From Vox

Filled with 69 items, including bandages, dressings, gels, forceps, a thermometer, medication, wound care, and dehydration packets, this tool kit can take care of minor and major injuries or health concerns.

From Outside Online

Even as the Tide downshifted in the fourth quarter – by which time Smith wore a heavy bandage on his dislocated finger and a T-shirt on his back, the game in the bag – they rang up 621 yards.

From Washington Post

After cleaning up the blood and applying a bandage, he determined she was physically OK.

From Outside Online

It has everything you need, including bandages, an emergency blanket, duct tape, and essential medications, all weighing in at less than four ounces.

From Outside Online

His arm bore a hospital bandage applied after he gave blood to try to help save his family.

From The Daily Beast

EBay has reported a 200 percent increase in bandage dress sales since spring of last year.

From The Daily Beast

One of the friends at the table, Aleksei Kniadliakovsky, had a fresh bandage around his head.

From The Daily Beast

Get in, put a bandage over the problem, submit your bill to the insurance company, and get out.

From The Daily Beast

To make matters worse, many platform offenders pair the look with an equally outdated bandage dress.

From The Daily Beast

His left arm, rudely bandaged in a shawl, hung heavy and useless at his side, and the bandage was saturated with blood.

From Project Gutenberg

And for those there will be a chair by the fire, and something hot, or perhaps a clean bandage.

From Project Gutenberg

"I don't care to retrace all of mine," said Mr. Bradford, whose pale face wore a smile beneath its bandage.

From Project Gutenberg

And then he raised his bandage, and finding himself in front of a house, examined it attentively.

From Project Gutenberg

And he raised his bandage again, and, approaching the door next to that against which Bussy was standing, began again to examine.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• swathe
• truss