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 Definitions for Poultice: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Poultice \Poul"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poulticed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Poulticing.]
To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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poultice
n : a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal
or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn:
cataplasm, plaster]
v : dress by covering with a therapeutic substance [syn: plaster]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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109 Moby Thesaurus words for "poultice":
Ace bandage, Band-Aid, abate, adhesive tape, allay, alleviate,
anesthetize, appease, application, assuage, band, bandage,
bandaging, bathe, benumb, binder, brace, butter, care for, cast,
cataplasm, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, crush, cure,
cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, dental pulp, diagnose, diminish,
doctor, dressing, dull, ease, ease matters, elastic bandage,
epithem, flux, foment, four-tailed bandage, gauze, give care to,
give relief, heal, lay, lessen, lint, lull, mash, massage,
minister to, mitigate, mollify, mush, numb, nurse, operate on, pad,
palliate, paper pulp, paste, physic, pith, plaster, plaster cast,
pledget, porridge, pour balm into, pour oil on, pudding, pulp,
pulp lead, pulpwood, purge, rag pulp, reduce, relieve, remedy,
roller, roller bandage, rub, rubber bandage, salve, sauce, slacken,
slake, sling, smash, soften, soothe, splint, sponge, squash, strap,
stupe, subdue, sulfate pulp, sulfite pulp, tampon, tape, tent,
tourniquet, treat, triangular bandage, white lead, wood pulp
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