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swaddling clothes
noun plural
: narrow strips of cloth that were wrapped around babies in the past
Full Definition of SWADDLING CLOTHES
1
: narrow strips of cloth wrapped around an infant to restrict movement
2
: limitations or restrictions imposed on the immature or inexperienced
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First Known Use of SWADDLING CLOTHES
1526
Rhymes with SWADDLING CLOTHES
Berlioz, cabbage rose, cellulose, c'est autre chose, China rose, Christmas rose, compass rose, counterpose, damask rose, decompose, diagnose, discompose, indispose, interpose, juxtapose, on the nose, panty hose, pettitoes, predispose, presuppose, pussytoes, recompose, shovelnose, superpose, support hose, thumb one's nose
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