tampon

[ tam-pon ]
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noun
  1. a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.

  2. such a plug used for absorbing menstrual flow, especially one that is manufactured commercially.

  1. a two-headed drumstick for playing rolls.

verb (used with object)
  1. to fill or plug with a tampon.

Origin of tampon

1
From French, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at tampion

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How to use tampon in a sentence

  • Feeling that we should shortly get the order to advance, I resolved to secure some souvenir of tampon, as we called him.

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British Dictionary definitions for tampon

tampon

/ (ˈtæmpɒn) /


noun
  1. a plug of lint, cotton wool, cotton, etc, inserted into an open wound or body cavity to stop the flow of blood, absorb secretions, etc, esp one inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood

verb
  1. (tr) to plug (a wound, etc) with a tampon

Origin of tampon

1
C19: via French from Old French tapon a little plug, from tape a plug, of Germanic origin

Derived forms of tampon

  • tamponage, noun

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