poultice
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poultice
- /ˈpoʊltɪs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological development from Middle English is regular; compare poultry.
noun 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. The poultice relaxeth the pores.
- A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.
Similar: cataplasm
verb poultices · poulticing · poulticed
- To treat with a poultice.
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noun
Similar: cataplasm
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noun soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body
| Español | cataplasma, emplasto, émbroca, embrocación, emplaste, bizma |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 罨法 anpō |
| 中文 | 泥敷劑 /泥敷剂 nífūjì |
| Português | emplastro, emplasto, cataplasma |
| Français | cataplasme, emplâtre |
| Deutsch | Kataplasma, Wickel, Umschlag, Packung |
| Italiano | cataplasma |
| Ελληνικά | κατάπλασμα katáplasma |
| Русский | припа́рка pripárka |
| العربية | لَبْخَة labḵa |
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title = {poultice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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