PLEDGET

pledget. Pledget, n. a small piece of lint for wound

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Pledg″et (?), n. [] 1. 1. A small plug.
2. 2. (Naut.) A string of oakum used in calking.
3. 3. (Med.) 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.