Definition of "stopples" []

• Plural form of stopple. (noun)

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• "Ceramic pots covered with thin goatskin, glass and horn containers plugged with stopples, and even a few imported stoneware jugs with parchment tied over their mouths to keep the contents dry filled the stillroom shelves."
• "Your pharmacy probably has ear stopples made of wax, beeswax, or paraffin that are described as helpful for reducing environmental noise."
• "But remember, it will not keep quite till noonday even in the coolest cellar, but drive out the stopples long ere that and follow westward the steps of Aurora."