Swath definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SWATH, n. swoth. 1. A line of grass or grain cut ... of a sythe in mowing or cradling; as a wide swath. 3. A band or fillet. They wrapped me in a hundred yards of swath. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the space created ... or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn: swath, belt] Merriam Webster's or swathe noun Etymology: Middle English ... English swęth footstep, trace; akin to Middle High German swade swath Date: 14th century 1. a. a row of cut ...
Swath bank definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swath Swath (sw[add]th; 277), n. [AS. swa[eth]u a track, trace; akin to D. zwaad, zwad, zwade, a swath of grass, G. schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a shred. Cf ... machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath. 3. A band or fillet; a swathe. --Shak. Swath bank, a row of new-mown grass. [Prov. Eng.]
... and seed crops; also a mower attachment that windrows the swath Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swather Swath"er, n. [See Swath, n.] (Agric.) A device attached to a mowing machine for ... the uncut fallen grain and marking the limit of the swath.
... infant" [syn: swaddle, swathe] Merriam Webster's I. noun or swath Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *swęth; akin to Old ... vb. n. Swathing.] [OE. swathen, AS. swe[eth]ain. See Swath, n., and cf. Swaddle.] To bind with a swathe, band ... 1913 Dictionary Swathe Swathe, n. A bandage; a band; a swath. Wrapped me in above an hundred yards of swathe. --Addison ... Dictionary (swathes, swathing, swathed) Note: The noun is also spelled 'swath'. 1. A swathe of land is a long strip of ...
... farmers, to spread; to turn new mowed grass from the swath, and scatter it for drying. [Local.] WordNet (r) 3.0 ... spread Date: 13th century to spread or turn from the swath and scatter (as new-mown grass) for drying Oxford Reference ... root]58. Cf. Teathe.] To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used ...
... for cutting and laying oats and other grain in a swath. CRADLE, v.t. 1. To lay in a cradle; to ... receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath. 4. (Engraving) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by ...
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary TED'DED, pp. Spread from the swath; as tedded grass. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ted Ted, v ... root]58. Cf. Teathe.] To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used ...
... a characteristic specimen 2. patch 3. a small collection 4. swath 2 Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a sample, esp. of ... unkn. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Swatch Swatch, n. 1. A swath. [Obs.] --Tusser. 2. A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of ...