Definition of Poultice. Meaning of Poultice. Synonyms of Poultice

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Definition of Poultice

Poultice
Poultice Poul"tice, n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. po`ltos. Cf. Pulse seeds.] A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm. ``Poultice relaxeth the pores.' --Bacon.
Poultice
Poultice Poul"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poulticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Poulticing.] To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.

Meaning of Poultice from wikipedia

- A poultice, also called a cataplasm, is a soft moist m****, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth and placed over the skin to treat an aching...
- are chewed, and the juice applied before fire-walking or fire-eating. A poultice of the pulverized plant is mixed with water and applied to burns. Achnatherum...
- frightful by her negligent dress, and the foot affected was tied up with a poultice and some nasty bandages. I was much affected by this sight ... Anne's sole...
- A mustard plaster, also known as a blister, is a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the body to stimulate...
- Adhesive bandage or sticking plaster, a medical dressing for small wounds Poultice, a soft moist m**** applied to the body Plaster (band), a Canadian...
- known by the nickname Emplastro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽ'plaʃtɾu]; "poultice"), is a Portuguese football fan who became a public figure for videobombing...
- and gruels to give muscular strength. Crushed petals were also used as a poultice on skin spots and mixed with banana oil, for dry skin and sunburn. In herbalism...
- mutabile and Artocarpus integrifolius, and drink the decoction or use it as a poultice. Southeast Asian traditional beliefs, as well as traditional Chinese food...
- the inner bark as a poultice for unspecified illnesses. They also apply gum from plant blisters to sores. The Miꞌkmaq use a poultice of inner bark for an...
- twenty-one "poultices" and gave them to him LKA 146 Obverse, Lines 5-12. (Lambert 1980, p. 79) A text giving the story known as the Twenty-One "Poultices" (ref...