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swaddle
English
Etymology
From Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) +? -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), Old High German swedili (“poultice”), Old English sweþian, besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?sw?d?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?sw?d?l/, /?sw?d?l/
- Rhymes: -?d?l
Verb
swaddle (third-person singular simple present swaddles, present participle swaddling, simple past and past participle swaddled)
- To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
- (archaic) To beat; cudgel.
Related terms
- swaddling
Translations
Noun
swaddle (plural swaddles)
- Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.
- They put me in bed in all my swaddles.
Anagrams
- Dewalds, Waddles, dawdles, waddles
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enclose
English
Alternative forms
- inclose (was as common as or more common than enclose until the early 1800s, is now uncommon)
Etymology
From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaud?, *inclaudere, from Latin incl?d? (doublet of include). Equivalent to en- +? close.
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?n?klo?z/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?kl??z/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?klo?z/
- Rhymes: -??z
Verb
enclose (third-person singular simple present encloses, present participle enclosing, simple past and past participle enclosed)
- (transitive) to surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- (transitive) to insert into a container, usually an envelope or package
Usage notes
- Until about 1820, it was common to spell this word, and the derived terms encloser and enclosure, with in- (i.e. as inclose, incloser, inclosure). Since 1820, the forms with en- have predominated.
Synonyms
- (to surround with a wall &c.): incastellate, encastellate (used for cisterns, fountains, &c.); see also fortify
Translations
See also
- encircle
- encloser
- enclosable
References
Anagrams
- coleens
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