1
: a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds
2
: a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
a bandaged ankle
Synonyms
Examples of bandage in a Sentence
Noun
He wrapped a bandage around his knee.
She put a bandage on the cut.
Verb
He arrived with a bandaged ankle.
her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully
Recent Examples on the Web
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
From silly, but useful toilet lights and banana bandages to the more absurd bag of reindeer farts (yes, really) on this list, there are no shortage of quirky finds here that everyone will fight for (and that is, after all, the goal of the game).
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
This has puzzled archaeologists because Egyptian mummification typically involved bandaging the mandible to the skull to keep the mouth closed.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Pierce points to Ani’s vibrant blue Hervé Léger bandage dress (her personal favorite), which the character wears on her first trip to Ivan’s compound.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
From silly, but useful toilet lights and banana bandages to the more absurd bag of reindeer farts (yes, really) on this list, there are no shortage of quirky finds here that everyone will fight for (and that is, after all, the goal of the game).
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
Advertisement In an interview with ABC7, Deasy appears battered, with a bloody forehead and bandaged and bruised arms.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
This has puzzled archaeologists because Egyptian mummification typically involved bandaging the mandible to the skull to keep the mouth closed.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandage. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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bandage
1 of 2 noun
ban·dage
ˈban-dij 
: a strip of fabric used especially to cover and bind up wounds and as a means of applying healing medicines or ointments
bandage
2 of 2 verb
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind or cover with a bandage
Medical Definition
bandage
1 of 2 noun
ban·dage
ˈban-dij
: a strip of fabric used to cover a wound, hold a dressing in place, immobilize an injured part, or apply pressure see capeline, esmarch bandage, pressure bandage, spica, velpeau bandage
bandage
2 of 2 verb
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
bandage a sprained ankle
: to apply a bandage
bandager
noun
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