资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Charpie \Char"pie\, n. [F., properly fem. p. p. of OF. charpir,
   carpir, to pluck, fr. L. carpere. Cf. {Carpet}.] (Med.)
   Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; --
   used for surgical dressings.