pledget

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛ.d͡ʒət/

Noun

pledget (plural pledgets)

1. (medicine) 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.

Translations

small absorbent pad

• Bulgarian: тампон (bg) m (tampon)
• Greek:

  Ancient: μοτός m (motós), μοτάριον n (motárion), πτύγμα n (ptúgma)

Verb

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

1. (medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.