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]