swathe UK /sweɪð/US /swɑð/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A bandage; a band. verb1 •To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollersTheir 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. — 1664 formsswathed · swathing · swathes