bandage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
    patch.
  2. verb wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
    bind.
  3. verb dress by covering or binding
    • The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle
    • bandage an incision

WordNet

Band"age noun
Etymology
F. bandage, fr. bande. See Band.
Definitions
  1. A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.
  2. Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature.
    Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a bandage over her eyes. Addison.
Band"age transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Bandaged (); present participle & verbal noun Bandaging ()
Definitions
  1. To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.

Webster 1913