"charpie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑɹpi/ [General-American], /ˈt͡ʃɑːpi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: charpies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pi Etymology: From the feminine past participle of Old French charpir (“to pluck”), carpir (“to pluck”), from Latin carpō (“I pluck”). Compare carpet. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|charpir||to pluck}} Old French charpir (“to pluck”), {{der|en|la|carpō||I pluck}} Latin carpō (“I pluck”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} charpie (countable and uncountable, plural charpies)
  1. (medicine, now historical) Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-charpie-en-noun-Srr0s0rs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 84 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 7 6 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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