swathing
Enveloping in layers
Swathing is the act of wrapping something in layers of cloth or bandages, or more broadly, enveloping anything completely: swathing the baby in blankets, mist swathing the valley.
In agriculture, swathing means cutting grain or hay and leaving it in rows (swaths) to dry before collection.
Wrap infant tightly
- bundleGathered items tied together
- cocoonSilk wrapping for transformation
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- enfoldWrap something completely
envelop · cloak · veil · sheath · drape · cover · blanket · cloth
Wound covering strip
- linenFlax-derived textile
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- muslinPlain-woven cotton cloth
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
silk · wool · flannel · cloth · strips · rolls · binding · textile
swaddle
Wrap infant tightly
- bundleGathered items tied together
- cocoonSilk wrapping for transformation
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
enfold · envelop · cloak · veil · sheath · drape · cover · blanket · cloth · fabric
bandage
Wound covering strip
gauze · silk · wool · flannel · cloth · strips · rolls · binding · textile · woven
gauze
Open-weave medical fabric
wrap · binding · sterile · cotton · tape · pad · splint · plaster · tourniquet · sling
windrow
Row of cut crop
straw · forage · reaping · combine · harvester · threshing · baler · field · stubble · barley
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- decoratingdecorating, adorning, embellishing, ornamenting, beautifying
- harvestingreaping, picking, gathering, collecting, plucking
- covering upwrapping, draping, cloaking, veiling, shrouding
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- Barleypearl barley, barley flour, malted barley, barley malt, barley straw
swathingunwrapping
Removing a covering
uncovering · unwinding · unbandaging · stripping · removing
swathingexposing
Making something known
baring · revealing · uncovering · laying bare · unveiling