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pledget.

A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈplɛ.d͡ʒət/
  1. A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.

  2. A string of oakum used in calking.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈplɛ.d͡ʒət/
  1. To apply a pledget to.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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