'Swaddling clout' definitions:

Definition of 'Swaddling clout'

From: GCIDE
  • Swaddling \Swad"dling\, a. & n. from Swaddle, v. [1913 Webster]
  • Swaddling band, Swaddling cloth, or Swaddling clout, a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round a newborn infant. [1913 Webster]
  • Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. --Luke ii. 12. [1913 Webster]