swathing

• Substantiv, das das Umwickeln oder Einwickeln von etwas mit Stoff bezeichnet, etwa einer Wunde oder eines Säuglings; auch das Material bzw. die Wickel selbst.

A noun referring to cloth coverings or wrappings that are wrapped around something, such as a wound or a baby.

1. Cloth coveringsC1formal

   A bandage or wrapping, typically made of cloth, used to cover or bind a wound or a baby.

   Wickel

   • The nurse carefully applied fresh swathing to the patient's wound.
   • The baby was wrapped in soft swathing for warmth.
   • He removed the old swathing and cleaned the injury.

   Synonymebandagebindingcoveringdressingswaddlewrapping