dossil

American  

[dos-uhl] / ˈdɒs əl /

noun

Engraving.

1. a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing.

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Etymology

Origin of dossil

1250–1300; Middle English dosil < Middle French < Medieval Latin duciculus, equivalent to Latin duci- (stem of dux ) leader + -culus -cule ¹

Example Sentences

In this incision is to be put a dossil or pledget of tow, dipped in the matter of a boil full ripe, opened in the back of a young calf recovering from the distemper.

From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?

The bleeding from the circumflex, subscapular, and posterior scapular arteries can easily be arrested by a dossil of lint till the great vessel is tied, and they can be secured.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph