swathe
suomi-englanti sanakirjaswathe englannista suomeksi
kietoa vaippaan, kääriä
side
swathe englanniksi
A bandage; a band
To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers
1664, ''A briefe description of the whole world wherein is particularly described all the monarchies, empires, and kingdoms of the same, with their academies, as also their severall titles and scituations thereunto adjoyning'', (w), quoted in ''A Dictionary of the English Language'', (w), 1755
- Their children are never swathed, or bound about with any thing when they are first born' but are put naked into the bed with their parents to lie.
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2012, The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, ''Venezuela’s presidential election: The autocrat and the ballot box''
- As well as the advantages of abused office, Mr Chávez can boast enduring popularity among a broad swathe of poorer Venezuelans. They like him for his charisma, humble background and demotic speech.
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(senseid) A strip or wrap, especially for wrapping babies in.
(senseid) A swath; the track left by a scythe.
A strip of land as a unit of measure.
A trace left behind by something.