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COMPRESSES
Noun
compresses
plural of compress
Verb
compresses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compress
Source: Wiktionary
COMPRESS
Com*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compressed; p. pr & vb. n. Compressing.] Etym: [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water. Events of centuries . . . compressed within the compass of a single life. D. Webster. The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues. Melmoth.
2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] Pope.
Syn.
– To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge.
Com"press, n. Etym: [F. compresse.] (Surg.)
Definition: A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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