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  • 51cut a wide swathe — N. Amer. attract much attention. → swathe …

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  • 52cut a swathe through something — cut a swath/swathe through (something) to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place or among a particular group of people. Violent electrical storms cut a swath through parts of the South yesterday. The AIDS epidemic has… …

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  • 53cut a swathe through — cut a swath/swathe through (something) to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place or among a particular group of people. Violent electrical storms cut a swath through parts of the South yesterday. The AIDS epidemic has… …

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  • 54en|swathe|ment — «ehn SWAYTH muhnt», noun. the act of enswathing or condition of being enswathed …

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  • 55un|swathe — «uhn SWAYTH», transitive verb, swathed, swath|ing. to divest of that which swathes or covers; unwrap …

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  • 56cut a swathe — phrasal : to make an impression : have an effect : attract attention …

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  • 57Swathed — Swathe Swathe (sw[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swathed} (sw[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Swathing}.] [OE. swathen, AS. swe[eth]ain. See {Swath}, n., and cf. {Swaddle}.] To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers. [1913 Webster] Their… …

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  • 58Swathing — Swathe Swathe (sw[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swathed} (sw[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Swathing}.] [OE. swathen, AS. swe[eth]ain. See {Swath}, n., and cf. {Swaddle}.] To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers. [1913 Webster] Their… …

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  • 59Selva (film) — Infobox Film name = Selva director = A. Venkatesan writer = starring = Vijay, Swathi | producer = music = Deva distributor = released = December, 1996 runtime = language = Tamil budget = imdb id = Selva is a Tamil movie starring Vijay, Swathi and …

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  • 60wrap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. robe, shawl, serape, cloak, coat, cape, cover, wrapper, blanket. v. t. swathe, swaddle, clothe, cover, envelop, enclose; hide, muffle, conceal; fold, lap, wind; pack[age]. See covering, environment.… …

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