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poultice
('p/oU/lt/I/s )

noun (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.(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    cataplasm, plaster
    source: wordnet30
  • A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • dress by covering with a therapeutic substance(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    plaster
    source: wordnet30
  • To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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