trademarkAmerican EnglishAmEDCDH a short stick with cotton at each end, used especially for cleaning your earsQ-tip棉签〔尤用于清洁耳孔〕SYN British English cotton bud →4 See picture of 见图 Q-tip
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Q-tip• He worked on a Diners Club card, removing the ink on the raised letters with a Q-tip doused in polyester resin.• In the last few days, you may have seen a horrifying video of police armed with Q-tips instead of batons.