swathed; swathing
1
: to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage
2
: envelop
a mountain swathed by clouds
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Examples of swathe in a Sentence
Verb
The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
Her neck was swathed in jewels.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
The cockpit is simple, driver-focused, and swathed in motorsport-style Alcantara—McLaren’s de rigueur interior aesthetic.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
The bunk room has two berths swathed in a Leah O’Connell Textiles linen.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
After multiple transformations, including the result of damage from World War II bombings, artisans revived and restored frescoes, moldings, cornices, and Moorish tower diamonds—all swathed in sandy tones that nod to the Mediterranean shoreline below.
—Lane Nieset, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
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Verb
Among the photographs is a lovely, formal picture of a demure Frida, swathed in a handsome rebozo, a common woven shawl, and wearing a nearly floor-length tiered dress.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
The cockpit is simple, driver-focused, and swathed in motorsport-style Alcantara—McLaren’s de rigueur interior aesthetic.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
The bunk room has two berths swathed in a Leah O’Connell Textiles linen.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
After multiple transformations, including the result of damage from World War II bombings, artisans revived and restored frescoes, moldings, cornices, and Moorish tower diamonds—all swathed in sandy tones that nod to the Mediterranean shoreline below.
—Lane Nieset, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swathe. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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