Definition of "bandage" []

• A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part. (noun)
• To apply a bandage to. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "_The bandage twisted tightly by means of a windlass (stick) which is held by another bandage_"
• "Laboratory animal tests show that when the bandage is applied for just two minutes, the clotting agent stops the bleeding."
• "Your child can shower or take a bath after the bandage is removed."