Obs. rare. Also 6 spleageant, 7 spleget. [Alteration of (plegent) PLEDGET.] A pledget.
1563. T. Gale, Antidot., II. 66. This Trochisse made in pouder and tempered … and layed on spleageants, doeth put away inflammations.
1639. O. Wood, Alph. Bk. Secrets, 28. Take honey of Roses, dip Spledgets therein. Ibid., 205. Lay it on with a Spledget of Lint.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Pleget or Spleget, a long plaister of cloth or leather [etc.].
