I. ban ‧ dage 1 /ˈbændɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: bande 'flat strip' ; ⇨ ↑ band 1 ]
a narrow piece of cloth that you tie around a wound or around a part of the body that has been injured
II. bandage 2 BrE AmE ( also bandage up ) verb [transitive]
to tie or cover a part of the body with a bandage:
The nurse bandaged up his sprained ankle.