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swathed
We have found lemma(root) word of swathed : swathe.
Definitions
[sweɪð], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a broad strip or area of something
(e.g: vast swathes of countryside)
- a row or line of grass, corn, or other crop as it falls or lies when mown or reaped
(e.g: if the day is windy, the swathes should be high and narrow)
Phrases:
- cut a swathe through
- cut a wide swathe
Origin
:
Old English swæth, swathu ‘track, trace’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwad(e) and German Schwade. In Middle English the term denoted a measure of the width of grassland, probably reckoned by a sweep of the mower's scythe
[sweɪð], (Verb)
Definitions:
- wrap in several layers of fabric
(e.g: his hands were swathed in bandages)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Old English swath- (noun), swathian (verb); compare with swaddle
[sweɪð], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a piece or strip of material in which something is wrapped
(e.g: they wrapped the body inside a canvas swathe)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Old English swath- (noun), swathian (verb); compare with swaddle
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