单词 | swaddle |
释义 | swaddle /swod"l/, v. , swaddled, swaddling, n. v.t. 1. to bind (an infant, esp. a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes. 2. to wrap (anything) round with bandages. n. 3. a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging. [1375-1425; late ME, in suadiling (ger.); akin by gradation to ME swethel (n.), OE; see SWATHE, -LE] |
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