Dossil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dossil is a noun meaning (surgery) A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget.
Meaning
(surgery) A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget.
More Meanings
- (printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.
Example Sentences
This new treaty being settled, and a dossil of lint with a snip of plaister applied to our adventurer's wound, he parted from the brother of his dear Emilia […].
Word Forms
- dossils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stopping, spile, plaister, splint, spall, splent.
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