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Webster 1913 Edition

Swaddling

Swad′dling

,
Adj.
&
Noun.
from
Swaddle
,
Verb.
Swaddling band
,
Swaddling cloth
, or
Swaddling clout
,
a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round a newborn infant.
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes
, lying in a manger.
Luke ii. 12.

Webster 1828 Edition

Swaddling

SWAD'DLING

,
ppr.
Swathing; binding in tight clothes.

Definition 2024

swaddling

swaddling

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Verb

swaddling

  1. present participle of swaddle

Noun

swaddling ‎(countable and uncountable, plural swaddlings)

  1. The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
  2. Clothing of this kind.

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