Dictionary

tampion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtæmpiən/

Etymology

From Middle English tampioun, variant of tampon, from Old French tampon, a nasalised form of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. More at tampon.

Meanings

1. A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
2. A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.
3. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of tampon (“plug of absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid”).
   alt of tampon

Forms

Relateds

silencer

Translations (4)

he מְגוּפַת תּוֹתָח (cover for the muzzle of a firearm) · ota مانطار (cover for the muzzle of a firearm) · fi hattu (plug for organ pipe) · he מִכְסֶה לֹעַ (cover for the muzzle of a firearm)