swathes
Binds in cloth
Swathes is the plural of swathe, meaning broad strips or bands of something: Swathes of fabric hung from the ceiling.
More commonly, swathes describes large areas or quantities: Swathes of the countryside lay flooded, The disease cut swathes through the population.
The word often emphasizes breadth or extent.
Also spelled swaths.
Areas or pamphlets
- expansesWide continuous areas
- stretchesExtends or lengthens
- regionsDefined geographical areas
- bandsMusical performing groups
strips · belts · zones · territories · sectors · parcels · domains · breadths
Strips covering wounds
- clothWoven or knit material
- linenFlax-derived textile
- muslinPlain-woven cotton cloth
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
cotton · wrappings · dressings · bindings · strips · ribbons · bands · textiles
tracts
Areas or pamphlets
bands · strips · belts · zones · territories · sectors · parcels · domains · breadths · spans
bandages
Strips covering wounds
gauze · cotton · wrappings · dressings · bindings · strips · ribbons · bands · textiles · material
scythe
Manual crop-cutting implement
- mowingTrimming grass short
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- harvestingGathering mature crops
rows · hay · grass · grain · stubble · meadow · field · blade · sweep · stroke
bandaging
Wrapping wounds with cloth
- bindingLegally or morally required
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
- envelopingSurrounding on all sides
shrouding · draping · winding · covering · enfolding · encasing · bundling · cocooning · mummifying · veiling
- cut a swathCreate striking impression
- cutting a swath
- cut a wide swathAttract considerable notice
- cutting a wide swathHaving extensive influence
- cut a swatheMove forcefully, leaving mark
- cut a wide swatheHave far-reaching influence