dossil

Signification (Anglais)

1. A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget.
2. A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.

Synonymes

pledget

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English, from Old French dosil (“spigot”), from Late Latin ducīculus, diminutive from Latin dux (“guide”). See duct, duke.