Word for the day: bandage

bandage |ˈbandɪdʒ|                          *vendaje (en Español)  


DEFINITIONnoun
a strip of woven material used to bind up a wound or to protect an injured part of the body: her leg was swathed in bandages | [ mass noun ] : a strip of bandage.

verb [ with obj. ]bind (a wound or a part of the body) with a protective strip of material: bandage the foot so that the ankle is supported.
DERIVATIVES
bandaging noun
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, from bande.

Written by NativeEnglish

Native English Spain is dedicated to make learning English simple, fun and affordable for Spanish people.