CLOTH

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 14

n. Klo2th. A.-S., clddh. Lat., textum. Fr., toile, drap,linge. Ger., Tuch. It., tela. Sp.,pono. A woven fabric of cotton, linen, wool, or the like. Blistering c. See SPARADRAP vesicans. Cheese-c. A loosely woven, thin cotton c., used as a vehicle for antiseptics in surgical dre ings. Vesicating c. See SPARADRAP vesicans. [s. 317]