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swathed, ppl. a.
(sweɪðd, poet. ˈsweɪðɪd)
[f. swathe v. + -ed1.]
†1. Wrapped in swaddling-clothes, swaddled. Obs.
1608Heywood Lucrece Wks. 1874 V. 167 He..first deposd My father in my swathed infancy. 1627Drayton Agincourt lxxi, An eagle..A swathed Infant holding in her foote.
2. Enveloped in a wrapping or bandage or in clothes draped round the figure; in recent dressmaking, arranged in or characterized by folds resembling those of a bandage.
1815Kirby & Sp. Entomol. iii. (1818) I. 66 The swathed appearance of most insects in this state [sc. the pupa state]. 1821J. Baillie Metr. Leg., Malcolm's Heir iii, The Swathed Knight walks his rounds. 1852Thackeray Esmond i. xiii, With a laugh and a look at his swathed [gouty] limb. 1896Daily News 1 Dec. 5/6 The swathed bodice was ornamented with straps of embroidery. 1899Marg. Benson & Gourlay Temple of Mut i. 11 An Arab girl with solemn eyes and swathed form. |