SWADDLE


Meaning of SWADDLE in English

v.tr. swathe (esp. an infant) in garments or bandages etc.

Phrases and idioms:

swaddling-clothes narrow bandages formerly wrapped round a newborn child to restrain its movements and quieten it.

Etymology: ME f. SWATHE + -LE(4)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.