Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pledget"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pledget \Pledg"et\, n. [Prov. E., a small plug.]
1. A small plug. [Prov. End.]
2. (Naut.) A string of oakum used in calking.
3. (Med.) 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.
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