dossil

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English dosel, from Old French dosil (“spigot”), from Late Latin ducīculus, diminutive from Latin dux (“guide”). See duct, duke. === Noun === dossil (plural dossils) (surgery) A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget. (printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines. === References === “dō̆sel”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Anagrams === solids