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

Example Sentences

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pledget

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

A piece of cloth is rolled up in a pledget of the size of a shilling, steeped in oil, placed on the part selected by the doctor, and set alight.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by T. L. (Theodore Leighton) Pennell

TOOTHACHE.—When there is a cavity in an aching tooth it should be cleaned of food, and a little pledget of cotton wool wrapped on a toothpick may be used to wipe the cavity dry.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow

After discharge of the pus, the cavity remaining should be mopped out with an antiseptic solution, and a pledget of antiseptic tow or other material left in position.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

Finally a pledget of dry cotton should be loosely packed into the ear passage, and worn by the patient for twelve or twenty-four hours.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow