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ˈpoʊl tɪspoul·tice

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. poultice, cataplasm, plasterverb

    a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

  2. poultice, plasterverb

    dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

Wiktionary

  1. poulticenoun

    A soft, moist mass applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe. A poultice is usually wrapped in cloth and often warmed before being applied.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Poulticenoun

    A cataplasm; a soft mollifying application.

    Etymology: pulte, Fr. pultis, Lat.

    Poultice relaxeth the pores, and maketh the humour apt to exhale. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

    If your little finger be sore, and you think a poultice made of our vitals will give it ease, speak, and it shall be done. Jonathan Swift.

  2. To Poulticeverb

    To apply a poultice or cataplasm.

    Etymology: from the noun.

ChatGPT

  1. poultice

    A poultice is a soft, moist substance made from plants, herbs, or other materials, often wrapped in a cloth, which is applied to the body to relieve inflammation, soreness, or promote healing of a certain area. It is usually warmed or heated before application and is used for medicinal or therapeutic purposes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Poulticenoun

    a soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm

  2. Poulticeverb

    to apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice

  3. Etymology: [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. po`ltos. Cf. Pulse seeds.]

Wikidata

  1. 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 be used on wounds such as cuts. It can also be a porous solid filled with solvent used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite. The word "poultice" comes from the Latin puls, pultes, meaning "porridge."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Poultice

    pōl′tis, n. a soft composition of meal, bran, &c. applied to sores.—v.t. to put a poultice upon. [L. pultes, pl. of puls, pultis (Gr. poltos), porridge.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Poultice in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Poultice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Poultice in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Galvan:

    These are the positive things that could happen. The pus is still oozing. Do you want to put a poultice on it to make it better?

  2. James Kennedy:

    They’ve been using cannabis in poultice and salves for years, my aunt’s grandmother had a marijuana salve they used 60 years ago in Mexico. My goal wasn’t just to put cannabis in a salve, but to create a modern product.

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