pledget

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/ˈplɛ.d͡ʒət/

noun

A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.

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Meanings

nounpledget (plural pledgets)

plural pledgets

  1. medicineA small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
  2. A string of oakum used in calking.
verbpledget (third-person singular simple present pledgets, present participle pledgeting or pledgetting, simple past and past participle pledgeted or pledgetted)

present singular third person pledgets · participle present pledgeting · participle present pledgetting · participle past pledgeted · past pledgeted · participle past pledgetted · past pledgetted

  1. transitivemedicineTo apply a pledget to.

Origin

English dialect word for a small plug, using -et (“diminutive suffix”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek μοτός, μοτάριον
  • μοτός (motós)small absorbent pad
  • μοτάριον (motárion)small absorbent pad
  • πτύγμα (ptúgma)small absorbent pad
Bulgarian тампон
  • тампон (tampon)small absorbent pad
Cite this entry
APA

pledget. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pledget

MLA

“pledget.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pledget. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pledget,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pledget.

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