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swaddling clothes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Birth, Babies
ˈswaddling ˌclothes noun [plural]  old useMBDHB large pieces of cloth that people used to wrap around babies to keep them warm and protect them 襁褓
Examples from the Corpus
swaddling clothesNot surprising since the industry itself was still in swaddling clothes.
ˈswaddling ˌclothes nounChineseSyllable
Corpus cloth used large that of people pieces


swaddling clothes
ˈswaddling ˌclothes noun [plural]
old use large pieces of cloth that people used to wrap around babies to keep them warm and protect them


swaddling clothesBrE /ˈswɒdlɪŋ kləʊðz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈswɑːdlɪŋ kloʊðz/ 🔊BrE /ˈswɒdlɪŋ kləʊz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈswɑːdlɪŋ kloʊz/ 🔊 noun [plural] strips of cloth used in the past for wrapping a baby tightly 包裹婴儿的布;襁褓