pledget

American  

[plej-it] / ˈplɛdʒ ɪt /

noun

1. a small, flat mass of lint, absorbent cotton, or the like, for use on a wound, sore, etc.

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pledget British  

/ ˈplɛdʒɪt /

noun

1. a small flattened pad of wool, cotton, etc, esp for use as a pressure bandage to be applied to wounds or sores

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Etymology

Origin of pledget

First recorded in 1530–40; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

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pledget

The operation effected, we cover up the wound with a pledget of lint, kept in its place by three or four threads passed through the stitches, and all is completed.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd

Then apply a pledget moistened with albumen, a pad and a splint in form of a cross, and over all a long bandage embracing both the arm and the neck and suspending the arm.

From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Henry Ebenezer Handerson

The flow of blood may be readily stopped by means of a pledget of tow and a string, as in bleeding the horse.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings

A pledget of lint or linen, previously moistened with tincture of myrrh, should then be bound on with a bandage forming a figure 8 around the joint.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd

This can be done best by the use of the boracic solution upon a fresh pledget of cotton.

From Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife by Marion Mills Miller

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