Charpie

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A form of lint made by completely raveling pieces of old linen or by tearing them into very narrow strips.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; -- used for surgical dressings.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.
  • Word Usage
    "Prets pas prets la charrue Charest, acharnée, charcute en charpie la charpente"
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    sharpie  sharpy