swathe
[verb]
Synonyms: wrap, bundle up, cloak, drape, envelop, shroud

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Antonyms: unswathe
Contrasted words: bare, denude, expose, strip, uncover, unswaddle, unwrap
Related Words: enfold, encase, cover

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. swathe¹ /sweɪð $ swɑːð, swɒːð, sweɪð/ (also swath /swɒθ $ swɑːθ/) noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: swæth 'footstep, track']

1. a long thin area of something, especially land
swathe of
The bomb had left a swathe of the town centre in ruins.
A swathe of sunlight lay across the floor.

2. a long thin area of grass or plants that has been cut down:
We cut a swathe through the dense undergrowth.

3. cut a swathe through something to destroy a large amount or part of something

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. swathe² verb [transitive usually in passive] literary
[Language: Old English; Origin: swathian]
to wrap or cover something in something:
women swathed in expensive furs
The moon was swathed in mist.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

swathe
sweɪð
See: cut a swathe

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