I. ˈswäth also -wȯth sometimes -wāth or -wäth or -wȯth transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English swathen, from Old English swathian; akin to Old Norse svatha to swathe, Middle Low German swede bandage, Welsh chwidr wild, foolish, Lithuanian svaigti to become dizzy; basic meaning: turning, turn
1. : to bind, wrap, or swaddle with a swathe
legs … swathed from the knee to the ankle in rough strips — Edna S. V. Millay
2.
a. : to wrap or cover tightly or thoroughly in enveloping clothing or material
a figure, swathed in black from head to foot — T.B.Costain
the barge was still swathed in sheets — Michael Reynolds
b. : to put clothes or an article of clothing on
swathed myself in the apron — Carolyn Hannay
3. : to envelop, surround, or cover over in the manner of a swathe
the whole stage is swathed in ever-changing light — E.R.Bentley
fog swathes the river
II. ˈswāth noun
or swath like swath I
( -s )
1. : a band used in wrapping or enveloping: as
a. archaic : swaddling clothes — often used in plural
b. : a surgical bandage
2. : an enveloping medium