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swaddling-clothes
n. (alternative form of swaddling clothes English)
Usage examples of "swaddling-clothes".
Without any instructions, they were standoffish to the Prussian officers and cautious to keep them away from the eggs, which were left in their swaddling-clothes and kept at the heart of their camp under a now-tripled volunteer guard, posted by Ferris, whenever Temeraire was engaged in maneuvers or exercise.