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poul⋅tice

  [pohl-tis] noun, verb, -ticed, -tic⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
–verb (used with object)
2. to apply a poultice to.
Origin:
1535–45; earlier pultes, pl. (taken as sing.) of L puls (s. pult-) thick pap. See pulse 2
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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.]
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Word Origin & History

poultice 
1542, alteration of M.E. pultes, from L. pultes, pl. of puls "porridge" (see pulse (n.)).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1poul·tice
Pronunciation: 'pOl-t&s
Function: noun
: a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth andapplied to sores or other lesions to supply moist warmth, relieve pain, or act as a counterirritant or antiseptic called also cataplasm

Main Entry: 2poultice
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ticed; -tic·ing
: to apply a poultice to
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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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