Swathe
Pronunciation : Swathe
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. swathen, AS. swe. See Swath, n., and cf. Swaddle.]
Definition : Defn: To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers. Their children are never swathed or bound about with any thing when they are first born. Abp. Abbot.
t. [imp. & p. p. Swathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swathing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Swathe
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A bandage; a band; a swath. Wrapped me in above an hundred yards of swathe. Addison. Milk and a swathe, at first, his whole demand. Young. The solemn glory of the afternoon, with its long swathes of light between the far off rows of limes. G. Eliot.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913