swathe
1 (swŏTH, swôTH, swāTH)
[Middle English swathen, from Old English swathian.]
transitive verb: swathed, swath·ing, swathes.
- To wrap or bind with or as if with bandages.
- To enfold or constrict.
noun
- A wrapping, binding, or bandage.
derivatives
- swath́er
- noun
swathe
2 (swŏTH, swôTH, swāTH)
noun
- Variant of swath
swath
(swŏth, swôth),
also swathe
(swŏTH, swôTH, swāTH)
[Middle English swathe, from Old English swæth, track.]
noun
- The width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade.
- A path of this width made in mowing.
- The mown grass or grain lying on such a path.
- Something likened to a swath; a strip.
idioms
- cut a swath
- To create a great stir, impression, or display: “He cut a bold and even sacrificial swath across American politics” (Gail Sheehy) To extend in distinctive physical length and width: “the surprising 17th Arrondissement, which cuts a generous swath across northwest Paris” (Jean Rafferty)
