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Nov 8, 2009
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band•age



Pronunciation: (ban'dij), [key]
—n., v., -aged, -ag•ing.

—n.
1. a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.
2. anything used as a band or ligature.

—v.t.
to bind or cover with a bandage: to bandage the ankles of a football player to prevent sprains.

—v.i.
to put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc.: Apply some iodine before you bandage.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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