单词 | poultice |
释义 | poultice/ˈpəʊltɪs /noun A soft, moist mass of material, typically consisting of bran, flour, herbs, etc., applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.Michael insisted on taking care of that himself, bandaging a poultice of herbs over the injury every morning....
verb [with object] Apply a poultice to: he poulticed the wound...
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin pultes (plural), from puls, pult- 'pottage, pap'. |
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