Wrapped with strips of cloth or medical material to protect or support an injury, wound, or body part.
From 'bandage' (from French 'bande,' meaning 'band' or 'strip'), which originally referred to a strip of cloth used in medieval times to bind wounds or provide support.
The modern adhesive bandage (Band-Aid) was invented in 1921 by a cotton company worker trying to help his wife with her kitchen burns, showing how everyday innovations often come from personal need rather than grand scientific plans.
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