pledget (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.
pledget (third-person singular simple present pledgets, present participle pledgetting or pledgeting, simple past and past participle pledgetted or pledgeted)
(medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.
Source: Wiktionary
Pledg"et, n. Etym: [Prov. E., a small plug.]
1. A small plug. [Prov. End.]
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A string of oakum used in calking.
3. (Med.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
