pledget

[ plej-it ]

noun

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

Origin of pledget

First recorded in 1530–40; origin uncertain

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How to use pledget in a sentence

This is repeated with fresh pledgets until the meatus is cleansed.
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Pledgets of cotton impregnated with the juice and packed in the cavities of carious teeth, relieve toothache.
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The first two pledgets are useful afterwards for anatomical definition, and the third keeps them in place.
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The pledgets of cotton-wool placed in the nose at the beginning of the operation now come in to help as guides.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
Then pledgets of cotton wool are packed into the bag formed by the cotton cloth after the stick is withdrawn.
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British Dictionary definitions for pledget

pledget

/ (ˈplɛdʒɪt) /

noun

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

Origin of pledget

C16: of unknown origin

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