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1. (n.) poultice
a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
2. (v.t.) poultice
to apply a poultice to.
Etymology: (1535–45; earlier pultes < L, pl. (taken as sing.) of puls (s. pult-) porridge. See pulse2)
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1. (verb) poultice, cataplasm, plaster
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. (verb) poultice, plaster
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
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1. (noun) poultice
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. (verb) poultice
to apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice
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