01 n. Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddling band.
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Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddling band.“They put me in bed in all my swaddles.” — Addison.
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Swaddle
· Swad·dle
· IPA /ˈswɔdəl/
02 v. t. To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby.
imp. & p. p.
Swaddled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swaddling
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To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby.“They swaddled me up in my nightgown with long pieces of linen.” — Addison.
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To beat; to cudgel.[Obs.]