pledget

A small flat absorbent pad used to medicate, protect, or absorb drainage from a wound or sore.

A string of oakum, such as is used in calking the seams of a vessel.

A small plug; in surgery, a small flat mass of lint, absorbent cotton, etc., used, for example, to lay over a wound to absorb the matter discharged.

A small plug.

A string of oakum used in calking.

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.

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.