noun

A strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.

her leg was swathed in bandages

dressing,covering,gauze,lint,compress,ligature,tourniquet,swathe,strap,sling

transitive verb

Bind (a wound or a part of the body) with a protective strip of material.

bandage the foot so that the ankle is supported

bind,bind up,dress,cover,wrap,swaddle,swathe,strap,strap up