Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A spigot in a cask; a plug.
- n. A wisp of hay or straw to stop up an aperture.
- n. The rose at the end of a water-pipe.
- n. In surgery, a pledget or small portion of lint made into a cylindrical or conical form, for purging a wound.
- n. A roll of cloth for cleaning the ink from an engraved plate previous to printing.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.
- n. A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.
Examples
“The bleeding from the circumflex, subscapular, and posterior scapular arteries can easily be arrested by a dossil of lint till the great vessel is tied, and they can be secured.”
“And a 1755 edition has an account of early vaccinations, with Hans Sloane writing that is "performed by making a very slight incision in the skin of the arm" and putting into it "a dossil dipped in the ripe matter of a favourable kind of small-pox" to protect against later severe natural infection.”
“This new treaty being settled, and a dossil of lint, with a snip of plaster, applied to our adventurer’s wound, he parted from the brother of his dear Emilia, to whom and his friend Sophy he sent his kindest wishes; and having lodged one night upon the road, arrived next day in the afternoon at the garrison, where he found all his friends in good health, and overjoyed at his return.”
“performed by making a very slight incision in the skin of the arm" and putting into it "a dossil dipped in the ripe matter of a favorable kind of small-pox" to protect against later severe natural infection.”
“performed by making a very slight incision in the skin of the arm" and putting into it "a dossil dipped in the ripe matter of a favourable kind of small-pox" to protect against later severe natural infection.”
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reesetee 1. In surgery, a small roll or plug of lint used to keep open a sore, wound, etc.
2. In printing, a roll of cloth used to wipe off the face of a copper printing plate while leaving the ink in the engraved lines.
According to Foyle, the word is derived from old English dosil, "spigot", which ultimately stems from Latin ducere, "to lead, draw." Jul 31, 2008