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swaddling clothes

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swad·dling clothes (swdlng)
pl.n.
1. Strips of cloth wrapped around a newborn infant to hold its legs and arms still.
2. Restrictions imposed on the immature.
swaddling clothes
Noun, pl
long strips of cloth formerly wrapped round a newborn baby
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.swaddling clothesswaddling clothes - a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant
swaddling bands
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
2.swaddling clothes - restrictions placed on the immature
constraint - the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one


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And Lizaveta Petrovna, with one hand supporting the wobbling head, lifted up on the other arm the strange, limp, red creature, whose head was lost in its swaddling clothes.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
A very young brother of his, who was in swaddling clothes, was still alive and crying abandoned in his cradle.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
For what greater nonsense can there be in connection with what we are now discussing than for an infant to appear in swaddling clothes in the first scene of the first act, and in the second a grown-up bearded man?
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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