pledget

/หˆplษ›.dส’ษ™t/

IPA: /P L EH1 JH IH0 T/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A string of oakum used in calking.

verb
  1. 1

    To apply a pledget to.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pledget