a strip of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt in order to protect or support it Wordfinderhurtbandage, bleed, bruise, fracture, hurt, injury, plaster, sore, swell, wound Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivetight, loose, makeshift, … verb + bandageput on, wind, wrap, … prepositionbandage around, bandage round, bandage on, … phrasesbe in bandages, be swathed in bandages, be wrapped in bandages, … See full entry See related entries: Medical equipment, Injuries Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind.Extra examples He’ll be in bandages for a few weeks. She had a bandage on her arm. Wrap the bandage firmly around the injured limb. He had a strip of bandage tied around his head. If no bandage is available, use a T-shirt or similar material. Make sure the bandage isn’t too tight.
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