Pledg'et, n.
n. [Probably from pledge, to secure; but cf. also Prov. Eng. pledget, a small plug.] (Surg.) A compress, or small, flat tent of lint, laid over a wound to imbibe the matter discharged and keep it clean.
n. [Probably from pledge, to secure; but cf. also Prov. Eng. pledget, a small plug.] (Surg.) A compress, or small, flat tent of lint, laid over a wound to imbibe the matter discharged and keep it clean.