poultice

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poultice

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From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological development from Middle English is regular; compare poultry.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊltɪs/

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poultice (plural poultices)

1. 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.
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     The poultice relaxeth the pores.

2. A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.

• cataplasm

poultice (third-person singular simple present poultices, present participle poulticing, simple past and past participle poulticed)

1. (transitive) To treat with a poultice.

• epulotic