PENICIL

Etymology

Noun

penicil (plural penicils)

(medicine, dated) A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.

A brush made from hair.

Source: Wiktionary


Pen"i*cil, n. Etym: [L. penicillum, penicillus, a painter's brush, a roil of lint, a tent for wounds.] (mented.)

Definition: A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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