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Webster 1913 Edition


Bandage

Band′age

(bănd′ā̍j)
,
Noun.
[F.
bandage
, fr.
bande
. See
Band
.]
1.
A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.
2.
Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature.
Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a
bandage
over her eyes.
Addison.

Band′age

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bandaged
(bănd′ā̍jd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bandaging
(bănd′ā̍-jĭng)
.]
To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage;
as, to
bandage
the eyes
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bandage

BAND'AGE

,
Noun.
A fillet, roller, or swath, used in dressing and binding up wounds, restraining hemorrhages, and joining fractured and dislocated bones. Sometimes, the act or practice of applying bandages.
2.
Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over another
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