poultice
1 of 2noun
poul·tice ˈpōl-təs 
: a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
poultice
2 of 2verb
poulticed; poulticing
transitive verb
: to apply a poultice to
Synonyms
Noun
- cataplasm
- dressing
- plaster
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Example Sentences
Noun placed a poultice over the infected cut
Recent Examples on the Web
Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 If there's still some residual tarnish, repeat the poultice treatment. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2022 In that case, Forguson recommends applying a broad-spectrum poultice. Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 And Bachelor in Paradise is a 17th-century doctor applying a poultice of herbs to revitalize my HOT GOSS humor. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021 Ancient Greeks and Romans ground it into a poultice to relieve back pain and menstrual cramps. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2021 Lister and his disciples mostly developed and spread antisepsis through benign breaches of expectation—applying an untested acidic poultice here, treating an otherwise terminal patient without informing them there. Matt Beane, Wired, 8 June 2020 Choctaws used a poultice of its leaves for headaches. Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2020 Choctaws used a poultice of its leaves for headaches. Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2020 Emma Donoghue, The Atlantic, 12 May 2020 See More
Noun
If the stains look lighter but aren’t gone, repeat the poultice procedure. Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 If there's still some residual tarnish, repeat the poultice treatment. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2022 In that case, Forguson recommends applying a broad-spectrum poultice. Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 And Bachelor in Paradise is a 17th-century doctor applying a poultice of herbs to revitalize my HOT GOSS humor. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021 Ancient Greeks and Romans ground it into a poultice to relieve back pain and menstrual cramps. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2021 Lister and his disciples mostly developed and spread antisepsis through benign breaches of expectation—applying an untested acidic poultice here, treating an otherwise terminal patient without informing them there. Matt Beane, Wired, 8 June 2020 Choctaws used a poultice of its leaves for headaches. Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2020 Choctaws used a poultice of its leaves for headaches. Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2020 Verb
Actually, Sister, in my experience poulticing isn’t much help in these chest cases. Emma Donoghue, The Atlantic, 12 May 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English pultes, from Medieval Latin, literally, pap, from Latin, plural of pult-, puls porridge
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1644, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
poultice
noun
poul·tice ˈpōl-təs
: a soft and heated preparation usually containing medicine that is spread on cloth and placed on the skin to heal a sore or relieve pain
Medical Definition
poultice 1 of 2
noun
poul·tice ˈpōl-təs
: a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions to supply moist warmth, relieve pain, or act as a counterirritant or antiseptic
called also cataplasm
poultice
2 of 2transitive verb
poulticed; poulticing
: to apply a poultice to
poultices
noun
as in plasters
a medicated covering used to heal an injury placed a poultice over the infected cut Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- plasters
- dressings
- ointments
- liniments
- salves
- creams
- unguents
- lotions
- balms
- cataplasms
- embrocations