I. ˈpōl-təs noun
Etymology: Middle English pultes, from Medieval Latin, literally, pap, from Latin, plural of pult-, puls porridge
Date: 15th century
: a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
II. transitive verb
( -ticed ; -tic·ing )
Date: 1730
: to apply a poultice to