SWATH DEFINITIONS - 8 definitions found
swath n 1: the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine 2: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn: swath, belt] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) swath or swathe noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swæth footstep, trace; akin to Middle High German swade swath Date: 14th century 1. a. a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine b. the sweep of a scythe or a machine in mowing or the path cut in one course 2. a long broad strip or belt 3. a stroke of or as if of a scythe 4. a space devastated as if by a scythe Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary swath swɔ:θ n. (also swathe) (pl. swaths or swathes) 1 a ridge of grass or corn etc. lying after being cut. 2 a space left clear after the passage of a mower etc. 3 a broad strip. øcut a wide swath be effective in destruction. [OE swóth, swathu] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Swathe, v. t.] 1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling. 2. The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a 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.] English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) swath swɔ:θ n. swathe, path, belt, strip: A flock of birds was feeding along the swath cut by the harvester. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 59 Moby Thesaurus words for "swath": Indian file, array, articulation, bank, belt, buzz, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuum, course, cycle, descent, drone, endless belt, endless round, file, filiation, gamut, gradation, hum, line, lineage, monotone, nexus, path, pendulum, periodicity, plenum, powder train, progression, queue, range, rank, recurrence, reticulation, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, sequence, series, single file, spectrum, string, strip, succession, swathe, thread, tier, train, windrow |
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