1. cloth or material used for wrapping

1. wrapping or binding with cloth or bandages
Usage: present participle of ‘swathe’

Examples

• The nurse was swathing the patient’s injured arm in clean bandages.
• She spent the morning swathing the newborn baby in soft blankets.
• The mummy was preserved by swathing it in linen strips.
• The swathing around the wound needed to be changed daily.
• Ancient burial practices included swathing the deceased in ceremonial cloth.
• The doctor recommended swathing the sprained ankle for support.
• Layers of swathing protected the fragile artifact during transport.