pledget
English
editEtymology
editEnglish dialect word for a small plug, using -et (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpledget (plural pledgets)
- (medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
- A string of oakum used in calking.
Translations
editsmall absorbent pad
Verb
editpledget (third-person singular simple present pledgets, present participle pledgeting or pledgetting, simple past and past participle pledgeted or pledgetted)
- (medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.