pledget

== English == === Etymology === English dialect word for a small plug, using -et (“diminutive suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplɛ.d͡ʒət/ === Noun === 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. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pledget (third-person singular simple present pledgets, present participle pledgeting or pledgetting, simple past and past participle pledgeted or pledgetted) (medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.