swathes
Meaning of swathes
- a broad strip or area of something.
vast swathes of countryside
a significant swathe of popular opinion
- a row or line of grass, corn, or other crop as it falls or lies when mown or reaped.
if the day is windy, the swathes should be high and narrow
swathes of barley
Old English swæth, swathu ‘track, trace’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwad(e ) and German Schwade . In Middle English the term denoted a measure of the width of grassland, probably reckoned by a sweep of the mower's scythe.
verb, 3rd person present- wrap in several layers of fabric.
his hands were swathed in bandages
- a piece or strip of material in which something is wrapped.
they wrapped the body inside a canvas swathe
late Old English swath- (noun), swathian (verb); compare with swaddle.
Information about swathes
- The singular form of swathes is: swathe.
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Hyphenation of swathes
swathes
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- swathes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
swathes synonyms
Meaning cover or enclose in paper or soft material:
Meaning wrap up, cover, or surround completely:
Meaning bandage (a wound):
Meaning wrap (someone, especially a baby) in garments or cloth:
Meaning bind (a wound or a part of the body) with a protective strip of material:
Meaning disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action:
Meaning hide, cover, or disguise (something):
Meaning cover or envelop so as to conceal from view:
Meaning arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something:
Meaning cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach:
Meaning surround; envelop:
Meaning decorate:
Meaning cover the surface of (something) with a coating:
Meaning enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround:
Meaning put (a weapon such as a knife or sword) into a sheath:
Words that rhyme with swathes
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