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

Other Words From

• un·poulticed adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of poultice¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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