pledget

English

Etymology

English dialect word for a small plug, using -et (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplɛ.dʒət/

Noun

pledget (plural pledgets)

(medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
A string of oakum used in calking.

Translations

small absorbent pad

Greek:
Ancient: μοτός m (motós), μοτάριον n (motárion)

Verb

pledget (third-person singular simple present pledgets, present participle pledgeting or pledgetting, simple past and past participle pledgeted or pledgetted)

(medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.

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