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
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
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Soliman on Monday afternoon appeared virtually in court at the Boulder County Jail for his first appearance with a bandage around his head covering both ears in an orange jumpsuit.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
One of her sons, 11-year-old Yusuf, his head heavily bandaged, screamed in grief as the shroud of his younger sibling was parted to show his face.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Noun
At one point, medical workers gathered around a young child whose head was wrapped in bandages.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Soliman on Monday afternoon appeared virtually in court at the Boulder County Jail for his first appearance with a bandage around his head covering both ears in an orange jumpsuit.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
Verb
On the left, City forward Mary Fowler is hobbling around the opposite corner flag, her right knee bandaged, medical staff flanking either side and storm clouds collecting above.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
One of her sons, 11-year-old Yusuf, his head heavily bandaged, screamed in grief as the shroud of his younger sibling was parted to show his face.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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