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Webster 1913 Edition


Dossil

Dos′sil

,
Noun.
[OE.
dosil
faucet of a barrel, OF.
dosil
,
duisil
, spigot, LL.
diciculus
,
ducillus
, fr. L.
ducere
to lead, draw. See
Duct
,
Duke
.]
1.
(Surg.)
A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.
2.
(Printing)
A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dossil

DOSSIL

,
Noun.
In surgery, a pledget or portion of lint made into a cylindric form, or the shape of a date.

Definition 2024


dossil

dossil

English

Noun

dossil (plural dossils)

  1. (surgery) A small ovoid or cylindrical roll or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.
  2. (printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.