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Definition of bandage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bandage

noun
 
/ˈbændɪdʒ/
 
/ˈbændɪdʒ/
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  1. a long narrow piece of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt in order to protect or support it
    • She had a bandage on her arm.
    Extra Examples
    • He'll be in bandages for a few weeks.
    • Wrap the bandage firmly around the injured limb.
    • He had a strip of bandage tied around his head.
    • If no bandage is available, use a T-shirt or similar material.
    • Make sure the bandage isn't too tight.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • tight
    • loose
    • makeshift
    verb + bandage
    • put on
    • wind
    • wrap
    preposition
    • bandage around
    • bandage round
    • bandage on
    phrases
    • be in bandages
    • be swathed in bandages
    • be wrapped in bandages
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind.
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