Meaning of dossil | Babel Free
Definitions
- A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget.
- A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.
Examples
“This new treaty being settled, and a dossil of lint with a snip of plaister applied to our adventurer's wound, he parted from the brother of his dear Emilia […].”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.