Origin: French
suffix -age
Bandage has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
2
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
Verb
1
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
2
dress by covering or binding
"The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"
"bandage an incision"
3
To apply a bandage to something.
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