rubber
sheathUK
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Obstetrics: contraception
cap
cervical cap
contraception
contraceptive
Dutch cap
emergency contraception
family planning
Femidom
French letter
IUD
johnny
minipill
morning-after pill
prophylactic
rhythm method
rubber
safe sex
sheath
unsterilized
vasectomy
A primitive condom just introduced to the aristocracy from France helped deter syphilis, but was uncomfortable and unreliable.
The mountain path had grown over with weeds and thistles and condoms and cans and inexplicable maxi-pads and doll parts.
There is some interest in attempting to trace the origin and history of the condom, though it seems impossible to do so with any precision.
condom | American Dictionary
condom
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkɑn·dəm/
a thin, rubber covering that a man can wear on his penis (= sex organ) during sex to prevent pregnancy or protect against disease