moleskin
noun
- heavy, strong, napped or sheared cotton fabric with a suede-like finish
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/
noun
Etymology: From mole + skin.
- The fur of a mole.
- A cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap.
- Clothing made of this fabric.
- A padded adhesive bandage used to prevent or treat blisters.
verb
Etymology: From mole + skin.
- 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...”