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poultice

[ pohl-tis ]

noun

  1. a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.


verb (used with object)

, poul·ticed, poul·tic·ing.
  1. to apply a poultice to.

poultice

/ ˈpəʊltɪs /

noun

  1. Also calledcataplasm med a local moist and often heated application for the skin consisting of substances such as kaolin, linseed, or mustard, used to improve the circulation, treat inflamed areas, etc
  2. slang.
    a large sum of money, esp a debt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • un·poulticed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poultice1

1535–45; earlier pultes, plural (taken as singular) of Latin puls (stem pult- ) thick pap. See pulse 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poultice1

C16: from earlier pultes, from Latin puls a thick porridge
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Example Sentences

If much inflamed, a poultice should be applied, and the lamb placed under the charge of another nurse.

Now, you make a nice hot poultice of this meal, which is magical, and put it on the back of his neck.

But I think I would feel better if I had a hot cornmeal poultice on the back of my neck.

At eight o'clock I had a cold-water poultice, and at half past eight I drank a cup of mint tea.

With much more concerning her miraculous recovery through the aid of a "terbacker and onion poultice."

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