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pledget
[ plej-it ]
noun
- a small, flat mass of lint, absorbent cotton, or the like, for use on a wound, sore, etc.
pledget
/ ˈplɛdʒɪt /
noun
- a small flattened pad of wool, cotton, etc, esp for use as a pressure bandage to be applied to wounds or sores
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pledget1
First recorded in 1530–40; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pledget1
C16: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Withdraw the needle and press a pledget of cotton-wool over the puncture to ensure closure of the aperture in the vein wall.
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Pledget was there, examined the eye, did not consider the injury serious, but deferred giving any decided opinion.
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He tossed away the pledget of cotton, pinched up the bloodless skin, and jabbed the needle home.
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Finally, a pledget of cotton-wool soaked in a 20% solution of cocaine is pushed into the tympanic cavity.
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In the lower angle of the wound a pledget of lint for drainage purposes was inlaid.
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