Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Swathe \Swathe\ (sw[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swathed}
   (sw[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Swathing}.] [OE. swathen, AS.
   swe[eth]ain. See {Swath}, n., and cf. {Swaddle}.]
   To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers.

         Their children are never swathed or bound about with
         any thing when they are first born.      --Abp. Abbot.

Source : WordNet®

swathing
     n : cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a
         baby)