noun
bandage
BAN-dihj
noun
1
A strip of material wrapped around a wound to protect or support it.
"The nurse changed the bandage on his knee."
verb
1
To wrap a wound in a protective strip of material.
"She bandaged the cut before it could get infected."
How to Use Bandage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA protective wrap for an injury, or the act of applying one.
Common pairings
change a bandage
bandage a wound
Word Forms
bandaged past tense, bandages plural, bandages singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French bandage, itself formed from bande ("band, strip").