swathed

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  1. transitive verb To wrap or bind with or as if with bandages.
  2. transitive verb To enfold or constrict.
  3. noun A wrapping, binding, or bandage.

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  • He was small, heavily swathed -- in short, almost identical to the intruder at the theater this evening. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 01 - July 1999
  • Ivar in Hollywood, Barry's sequin-swathed spectacle was sexy, colorful and very stage-geared. —  LA Weekly | Complete Issue
  • And while they have since tried to shake it, the Swiss architects behind the steel-swathed stadium were keen enough to be the first to equate their design with a bird's nest, a sign of good fortune in China. —  Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China
  • But despite such trends, or perhaps because of them, the DWI the Dubai Working Indian liked to strut his stuff back home in India, by building marble-swathed mansions in Alleppey or Quilon, or good-humouredly tut-tutting about the fondness the Mrs had developed for periodic shopping sprees in the gold souk, a fondness facilitated by the fact that all incomes in the Emirates are totally tax-free. —  The Times of India
  • The side-swathed ones he designed around 1949-50 came to mind the most at Lanvin, but in a very good, modern way … French elegance and savoir faire all the way! —  On the Runway
 

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