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)

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

/ 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 Word Forms

• 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

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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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.

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His bandaged legs - one of them splinted - are badly scarred and withered.

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Her right arm is heavily bandaged, and there are burn marks on her arm and her face.

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Related Words

• swathe
• truss