[pohl-tis] 
noun, verb, -ticed, -tic⋅ing.| 1. | a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body. |
| 2. | to apply a poultice to. |
| poul·tice (pōl'tĭs) n. A soft moist mass of bread, meal, clay, or other adhesive substance, usually heated, spread on cloth, and applied to warm, moisten, or stimulate an aching or inflamed part of the body. Also called cataplasm. tr.v. poul·ticed, poul·tic·ing, poul·tic·es To apply a poultice to. [Middle English pultes, from Medieval Latin pultēs, thick paste, from Latin, pl. of puls, pult-, pottage; see pulse2.] |
poultice poul·tice (pōl'tĭs)
n.
A soft moist adhesive mass, as of meal or clay, that is usually heated, spread on cloth, and applied to warm, moisten, or stimulate an aching or inflamed part of the body. Also called cataplasm.
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