poultice
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English
Etymology
From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological development from Middle English is regular; compare poultry.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊltɪs/
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Noun
poultice (plural poultices)
- A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
- 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. , London: William Rawley ; rinted by J H for William Lee , →OCLC:
- The poultice relaxeth the pores.
- A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.
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Translations
soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body
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Verb
poultice (third-person singular simple present poultices, present participle poulticing, simple past and past participle poulticed)
- (transitive) To treat with a poultice.