"dossil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dossils [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French dosil (“spigot”), from Late Latin ducīculus, diminutive from Latin dux (“guide”). See duct, duke. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|dosil||spigot}} Old French dosil (“spigot”), {{der|en|LL.|ducīculus}} Late Latin ducīculus, {{der|en|la|dux|t=guide}} Latin dux (“guide”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dossil (plural dossils)
  1. (surgery) A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-dossil-en-noun-Hwp3yoRR Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  2. (printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines. Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-dossil-en-noun-oumke4cy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Topics: media, printing, publishing

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