swaddle

[For swathel, from A. S. swedhel, swedhil that which swathes.] [SWATHE.] A cloth or band bound tightly round the body of an infant. "They ordered me to be carried to one of their houses, and put to bed in all my swaddles ."- Add is on : Spectator , No. 90. *swad-dle-band, *sweth-el-band, s. [English swaddle , and band .] The same as SWADDLING BAND (q. v.).