/pohl"tis/ , n. , v. , poulticed, poulticing .
n.
1. a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
v.t.
2. to apply a poultice to.
[ 1535-45; earlier pultes, pl. (taken as sing.) of L puls (s. pult- ) thick pap. See PULSE 2 ]