The mowing grass while standing does not appear to attract other birds much; but immediately the scythe has passed over they flock to the swathes from the hedges, and come, too, to the hay itself when quite dry.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
The clothes lay in heavy swathes and folds over the miserable bag of bones that had once been a tall man.
"The Mark Of Cain"
Andrew Lang
When they met again, he had his head bound up with swathes of linen.
"Swirling Waters"
Max Rittenberg