PLEDGET

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A small plug. [Prov. End.]

2.
n.

A string of oakum used in calking.

3.
n.

A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged.


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