The sculptor swathed his unfinished pieces with heavy drapes.
•The designer swathed the window with billows of taffeta.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
swathe in — ˈswathe in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they swathe in he/she/it swathes in present participle swathing in past tense swathed in pas … Useful english dictionary
swathe — swathe1 [ sweıð ] verb swathe in phrasal verb transitive LITERARY swathe someone/something in something to completely cover someone or something with something: The moon was swathed in mist. swathe swathe 2 [ swað, sweıð ] noun count FORMAL 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swathe in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms swathe in : present tense I/you/we/they swathe in he/she/it swathes in present participle swathing in past tense swathed in past participle swathed in literary swathe someone/something in something to… … English dictionary
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Wikipedia:Featured article candidates — Here, we determine which articles are to be featured articles (FAs). FAs exemplify Wikipedia s very best work and satisfy the FA criteria. All editors are welcome to review nominations; please see the review FAQ. Before nominating an article,… … Wikipedia
List of Sin City yarns — These are the individual stories, usually referred to as yarns , set in Frank Miller s Sin City universe. They are listed here in order of publication. The chronology of Sin City is described below.The Hard GoodbyeFirst published as Sin City in… … Wikipedia
Milton H. Erickson — Milton Hyland Erickson Born 5 December 1901 (1901 12 05) Aurum, Nevada Died … Wikipedia
Frequentative — In grammar, a frequentative form of a word is one which indicates repeated action. The frequentative form can be considered a separate, but not completely independent word, called a frequentative. English frequentative is no longer productive,… … Wikipedia
The Books of Magic — Infobox comic book title title = The Books of Magic caption = Cover of the first issue of the ongoing series. schedule = format = (vol 1.) Mini series (vol 2.) ongoing limited =Y ongoing =Y publisher = DC Comics (Vertigo for volume 2 and the… … Wikipedia
Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… … Wikipedia
