Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecouvillon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ecou-vil-lon
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brush used to abrade the interior of a cavity or a wound.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Finally an ecouvillon soaked in creasote and glycerin is introduced."

Etymology

From French écouvillon, from Old French escoveillon.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: écouvillon, escoveillon

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

ecouvillons (plural)

Questions

What does ecouvillon mean?: A brush used to abrade the interior of a cavity or a wound.
Where does ecouvillon come from?: It is traced to French.

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