noun
a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow
• Syn: ↑sanitary towel, ↑Kotex
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Kotex), ↑Britain (for: ↑sanitary towel)
• Hypernyms: ↑pad
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noun, pl ⋯ -kins [count]
US : a thick piece of soft material that is used to absorb blood during menstruation — called also sanitary pad (Brit) sanitary towel — compare ↑tampon
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a thick piece of soft material that women wear outside their body to absorb the blood during their ↑period
Useful english dictionary. 2012.