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poultice definition

poul·tice (pōl′tis)

noun

a hot, soft, moist mass, as of flour, herbs, mustard, etc., sometimes spread on cloth, applied to a sore or inflamed part of the body

Etymology: earlier pultes < ML, thick pap, orig. pl. of L puls: see pulse

transitive verb poulticed -·ticed, poulticing -·tic·ing

to apply a poultice to

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