bandage
English meaning: Bandage
Definition
A strip of cloth or material wrapped around an injured part of the body to protect or support it.
Example
“She wrapped a clean bandage around the cut on his arm to stop the bleeding.”
Another example: “The nurse wrapped a clean bandage around his sprained ankle.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A common everyday and medical noun; also a verb ('bandage the wound'). In UK English, a small adhesive bandage is often called a 'plaster'. Found in first-aid contexts.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From French 'bandage', from 'bande' meaning 'a strip or band'.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- apply a bandage
- a bandage around
- change the bandage
- wrap a bandage
- remove the bandage
Word Forms
bandage (n/v); bandaged; bandaging
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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