bandage

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Order the colonel to turn out a troop of horse instantly, and let him scour the country between the north gate and the camp, and arrest every straggler he comes across Chapter 4: Promotion As soon as the bandage was applied and the flow of blood ceased, a few spoonfuls of wine were poured down the patient's throat.

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  1. noun A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.
  2. transitive verb To apply a bandage to.

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towel ·  dressing ·  gauze ·  handkerchief ·  blanket ·  cloth ·  glove ·  apron ·  plaster ·  garment ·  tunic ·  sponge

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bandage:   bandages ·  bandaged
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  1. French, from Old French bande, band, strip; see band1.

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  1. from French bandage, from bande, a band, strip: see band and -age.
  2. from bandage, n.
 

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/ˈbændədʒ/
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