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How to sign: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
Similiar / Same: bandage
Categories: dressing, medical dressing
Within this category: adhesive bandage, capeline bandage, cast, compression bandage, elastic bandage, four-tailed bandage, immovable bandage, oblique bandage, roller bandage, sling, suspensory, swathe, truss
How to sign: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
"he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather";
Similiar / Same: while, spell, piece
Categories: time
Within this category: cold spell, hot spell, snap
How to sign: a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
Similiar / Same: eyepatch
Categories: cloth covering
How to sign: a small contrasting part of something
"a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red";
Similiar / Same: speckle, dapple, maculation, fleck, spot
Categories: marking
Within this category: macule, nebula, plaque, speck, worn spot