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charpies

charpies is the plural of charpie.

Meaning of charpie

Noun

charpie (countable and uncountable, plural charpies)

  1. (historical) Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.
    • M. d'Arblay filled a Closet with Charpie, compresses, and bandages – All that to me was owned, as wanting, was an arm Chair and some Towels.1812, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 436

Noun capitalized: Charpies

Charpies

  1. (plural) plural of Charpy

Questions about charpies

What is charpies the plural of?
Charpies is the plural of charpie.
What part of speech is charpies?
Charpies is a noun.

Words near charpies in the dictionary

  1. charpering carsey
  2. charpering omi
  3. charpering omis
  4. charpers
  5. charpie
  6. charpies
  7. charpit
  8. charpits
  9. charpitted
  10. charpitting
  11. charpoy

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