moleskin

/ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/
noun 4verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

The fur of a mole.

2

A cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap.

3

Clothing made of this fabric.

4

A padded adhesive bandage used to prevent or treat blisters.

verb

1

To cover with a moleskin bandage.

Sadler has already wrapped an ace bandage around a badly sprained wrist (sustained in a fall on a desert trail), tweezered out a few cactus spines, moleskinned some blisters, and doled out all the pastillas de dolor —painkillers...

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