About The Word Swaddle
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Swaddle
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What's The Definition Of Swaddle?
[v] wrap in swaddling clothes; of infants
Synonyms | Synonyms for Swaddle: swathe Related Terms | Find terms related to Swaddle: See Also | bind Swaddle In Webster's Dictionary \Swad"dle\, n. [AS. swe?il, swe?el, fr. swe?ain to bind.
See {Swathe}.]
Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a
swaddling band.
They put me in bed in all my swaddles. --Addison.
\Swad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swaddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaddling}.] 1. 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. 2. To beat; to cudgel. [Obs.] --Hudibras. |
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