(bread poultice)

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• Poultice — Poul tice, n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. po ltos. Cf. {Pulse} seeds.] A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm. Poultice relaxeth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Poultice — A poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body. It can also be a porous solid filled with solvent used to remove …   Wikipedia

• poultice — /ˈpoʊltəs / (say pohltuhs) noun 1. a soft, moist mass of some substance, as bread, meal, linseed, herbage, etc., often heated, applied as a medicament to the body. 2. Colloquial a large amount: he has a poultice of money. 3. Colloquial a mortgage …  

• poultice — /pohl tis/, n., v., poulticed, poulticing. n. 1. a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body. v.t. 2. to apply a poultice to. [1535 45; earlier pultes, pl. (taken as sing.) of L puls (s. pult )… …   Universalium

• poultice — poul•tice [[t]ˈpoʊl tɪs[/t]] n. v. ticed, tic•ing 1) med a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body 2) med to apply a poultice to • Etymology: 1535–45; earlier pultes < L, pl. (taken as… …   From formal English to slang

• poultice — noun (C) something that is put on someone s skin to make it less swollen or painful, often made of bread and milk …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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