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swaddle

swad.dle \'swa:d-*l\ \'swa:d-lin, -*l-in\ vt or swad.dled;  or swad.dling 
   [ME swadelen, swathelen, prob. alter. of swedelen, swethel]en, fr. swethel 
   swaddling band, fr. OE; akin to OE swathian to swathe 1a: to wrap (an 
   infant) with swaddling clothes  1b: SWATHE, ENVELOP  2: RESTRAIN, RESTRICT