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  • 101swaddle — v.tr. swathe (esp. an infant) in garments or bandages etc. Phrases and idioms: swaddling clothes narrow bandages formerly wrapped round a newborn child to restrain its movements and quieten it. Etymology: ME f. SWATHE + LE(4) …

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  • 102swathing band — for pronunc see swathe I noun Etymology: Middle English, from swathing (from gerund of swathen to swathe) + band 1. swathing bands plural …

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  • 103swad|dle — «SWOD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.t. 1. to wrap (a baby) with long, narrow strips of cloth. 2. to bind (anything) tightly with clothes, bandages, or other wrapping; envelop; swathe. 3. Figurative. to restrict the action of (any person or… …

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  • 104Enswathement — En*swathe ment, n. The act of enswathing, or the state of being enswathed. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 105Gird — (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to begird, and… …

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  • 106Girded — Gird Gird (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to… …

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  • 107Girding — Gird Gird (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to… …

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  • 108Girt — Gird Gird (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to… …

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  • 109Girt up — Gird Gird (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to… …

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  • 110Swaddle — Swad dle, n. [AS. swe?il, swe?el, fr. swe?ain to bind. See {Swathe}.] Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddling band. [1913 Webster] They put me in bed in all my swaddles. Addison. [1913 Webster] …

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