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poultice
[ pohl-tis ]
noun
- a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
verb (used with object)
- to apply a poultice to.
poultice
/ ˈpəʊltɪs /
noun
- 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
- slang.a large sum of money, esp a debt
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Other Words From
- un·poulticed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poultice1
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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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