dossil

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.

Etymology

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

Synonyms

pledget