noun

bandage

bandage, plaster, dressing

The nurse put a bandage on my cut.

The nurse put a plaster on my cut.

He wrapped the bandage around his sprained ankle.

He wrapped the bandage around his sprained ankle.

to put ((a bandage)) on (sth.) to apply a bandage She put a bandage on her knee.

Synonyms: dressing, plaster, wrap

From French 'bandage', from 'bande' ('strip'). It is literally a strip used for binding.

It's the word 'band' with the suffix '-age'. Think of a 'band' used to cover an injury.

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