POULTICE


Meaning of POULTICE in English

n. & v.

n. a soft medicated and usu. heated mass applied to the body and kept in place with muslin etc., for relieving soreness and inflammation.

v.tr. apply a poultice to.

[ orig. pultes (pl.) f. L puls pultis pottage, pap, etc. ]

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