bandage
noun
[ ˈbandɪdʒ ]
• a strip of woven material used to bind up a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.
• "her leg was swathed in bandages"
Similar:
dressing,
covering,
gauze,
lint,
compress,
ligature,
tourniquet,
swathe,
strap,
sling,
plaster,
Elastoplast,
Band-Aid,
bandage
verb
• bind (a wound or a part of the body) with a protective strip of material.
• "bandage the foot so that the ankle is supported"
Similar:
bind,
bind up,
dress,
cover,
wrap,
swaddle,
swathe,
strap (up),
plaster,
put a plaster on,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, from bande (see band1).
