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Definitions for swathe
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. swathe, wrappingverb

    an enveloping bandage

  2. swaddle, swatheverb

    wrap in swaddling clothes

    "swaddled the infant"

Wiktionary

  1. swathenoun

    A bandage; a band;

  2. swathenoun

    A group of people.

    Large swathes will be affected by the tax increase.

  3. swatheverb

    To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers.

  4. Etymology: From swæþ

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Swatheverb

    To bind, as a child with bands and rollers.

    Etymology: swedan , Saxon.

    Thrice hath this Hotspur, Mars in swathing cloaths,
    This infant warriour, and his enterprizes,
    Discomfited great Douglas. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    He had two sons; the eldest of them at three years old,
    I’ th’ swathing cloaths the other, from their nursery
    Were stol’n. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    Their children are never swathed, or bound about with any thing, when they are first born; but are put naked into the bed with their parents to lie. George Abbot, Descript. of the World.

    Swath’d in her lap the bold nurse bore him out,
    With olive branches cover’d round about. Dryden.

    Master’s feet are swath’d no longer,
    If in the night too oft he kicks,
    Or shows his loco-motive tricks. Matthew Prior.

Wikipedia

  1. Swathe

    A swathe (; rhymes with "bathe") or swath (; rhymes with "cloth") is the width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade, the path of this width made in mowing or the mown grass or grain lying on such a path. The mower with a scythe moves along the mowing-edge with the uncut grass to the right and the cut grass laid in a neat row to the left, on the previously mown land. The swathe width depends on the blade length, the nature of the crop and the mower but is usually about 1.5 metres wide. Mowing may be done by a team of mowers, usually starting at the edges of a meadow then proceeding clockwise leaving a series of staggered swathes and finishing in the middle.The mower swings the scythe steadily in long, left handed arcs ending in front of the mower and depositing the cut grass neatly to the left. The mower takes a small step forward and repeats the motion, proceeding with a steady rhythm, stopping at frequent intervals to hone the blade. The correct technique has a slicing action on the grass, cutting a narrow strip, leaving a uniform stubble on the ground and forming a regular windrow on the left. The scythe has generally been replaced by machinery such as the swather pictured, or combine harvester which still leaves a swathe to its left but is very much wider than the scythe. Early in the introduction of machinery, it was still necessary for mowers with scythes to open up a swathe wide enough to take the machine before it could start.

ChatGPT

  1. swathe

    Swathe is a noun or verb referring to a broad strip or area of something, often used to describe a piece of cloth wrapped around or over something. As a verb, it means to wrap or cover with such a strip. It can also refer to cutting path or boundary.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Swathenoun

    to bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers

  2. Swathenoun

    a bandage; a band; a swath

  3. Etymology: [OE. swathen, AS. sweain. See Swath, n., and cf. Swaddle.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Swathe

    swāth, v.t. to bind with a band or bandage.—n. a bandage. [A.S. swethian; cf. Swaddle.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. swathe

    The entire length of a sea-wave.

Anagrams for swathe »

  1. wheats

  2. sweath

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of swathe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of swathe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of swathe in a Sentence

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    The PAP will now have to deal with much stronger pressures for populist policies, such as higher taxes for a larger swathe of income-earners and nationalistic manpower policy as well as more social spending, which are very often the antithesis of the ruling party's core policies for the past 50 years.

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