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swaddling clothes

WordNet
A standing woman in poor clothes with a swaddled child on her arm.
A standing woman in poor clothes with a swaddled child on her arm.
  1. (n) swaddling clothes
    restrictions placed on the immature
  2. (n) swaddling clothes
    a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant
Usage in the news

These extremely popular muslin cotton swaddles are great for not only swaddling babies but as stroller covers, nursing covers, burp cloths and so much more. pregnancymagazine.com

"Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger". blog.chron.com

Everywhere you turn at this time of year there are babies: Babies wrapped in swaddling cloths, babies lying in mangers, baby-faced cherubs, and baby angels. pr.org

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger. hsconnect.com

Luz Martinez sat next to her baby, who was swaddled tight in pink, blue and white cloth inside an incubator. ketv.com

Happiness of the season comes wrapped in swaddling clothes . peninsulaclarion.com

Happiness of the season comes wrapped in swaddling clothes. peninsulaclarion.com

The unfathomable will be in swaddling clothes, a cloth wrap. americamagazine.org

Usage in literature

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. "The Dore Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Complete" by Anonymous

Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. "Gems Gathered in Haste" by Anonymous

As cowmen, you're just in swaddling clothes yet, toddling around on your first legs, but the outlook is rosy. "Wells Brothers" by Andy Adams

Swaddling clothes were used to retain a baby's evacuations but produced discomfort and serious skin conditions. "Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed." by S. A. Reilly

She had seen the water there ever since she had been a babe in swaddling clothes. "The Waters of Edera" by Louise de la Ramée, a.k.a. Ouida

Sir, when you were in your swaddling clothes, Christ Jesus reigned freely in this land, in spite of all his enemies. "Sketches of the Covenanters" by J. C. McFeeters

Even the babies in swaddling clothes are gone to the vineyards! "Abbe Mouret's Transgression La Faute De L'abbe Mouret" by Emile Zola

Definite directions were given for finding the new-born Saviour in the city of David, wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in the manger. "A Wonderful Night; An Interpretation Of Christmas" by James H. Snowden

I had often made the swaddling-clothes for a child, but that was the only time I fashioned a robe for the grave. "Around The Tea-Table" by T. De Witt Talmage

Mary Queen of the Scots was a tiny infant in swaddling clothes. "Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891" by Various

Usage in poetry
The child is in the stable laid,
And in his swaddling clothes array'd;
Where in a manger He, between
An ox and Joseph may be seen.
Let's go see, Death's Victor, bound
In folds of swaddling-clothes around,
And Him, who'll pull down Satan's throne,
Quite helpless to a manger thrown!
Thus born, without a single groan or throe,
(Which all her sex are doom'd to undergo)
In swaddling clothes, with a young mother's joy,
She bound, tho' heaven's King! the beauteous boy.
"THE mountain village was destroy'd;
But see how soon is fill'd the void!
Shingles and boards, as by magic arise,
The babe in his cradle and swaddling-clothes lies;
How blest to trust to God's protection!"
How soon doth man decay!
When clothes are taken from a chest of sweets
To swaddle infants, whose young breath
Scarce knows the way;
Those clouts are little winding-sheets,
Which do consigne and send them unto Death.
The King of kings, when he was born,
Had not so much for outward ease;
By Him such dressings were not worn,
Nor such like swaddling-clothes as these.
Sweet baby, then forbear to weep;
Be still, my babe; sweet baby, sleep.