swathe C2 Topic:Register & Style US /swɑð/ UK /sweɪð/ See IPA manual Freq #82031 Meanings 1 verb To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers Their children are never swathed, or bound about with any thing when they are first born' but are put naked into the bed with their parents to lie. Etymology From Middle English swathe, from Old English swaþu (“track, trace”), from Proto-Germanic *swaþō. More at swath. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # swathe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /swɑð/ **IPA (UK):** /sweɪð/ **Frequency rank:** 82031 ## Meanings 1. To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers ## Examples - Their children are never swathed, or bound about with any thing when they are first born' but are put naked into the bed with their parents to lie. ## Etymology From Middle English swathe, from Old English swaþu (“track, trace”), from Proto-Germanic *swaþō. More at swath. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown