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单词 poultice
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
poul•tice /ˈpoʊltɪs/USA pronunciation   n., v., -ticed, -tic•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Medicinea soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, etc., applied hot to the body to heal an injured area:a poultice of herbs on his black eye.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Medicineto apply a poultice to.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
poul•tice  (pōl′tis),USA pronunciation n., v., -ticed, -tic•ing. 
n. 
  1. Medicinea soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.

v.t. 
  1. Medicineto apply a poultice to.
  • earlier pultes, plural (taken as singular) of Latin puls (stem pult-) thick pap. See pulse2 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
poultice /ˈpəʊltɪs/ n
  1. Also called: cataplasm a local moist and often heated application for the skin consisting of substances such as kaolin, linseed, or mustard, used to improve the circulation, treat inflamed areas, etc
  2. Austral slang a large sum of money, esp a debt
Etymology: 16th Century: from earlier pultes, from Latin puls a thick porridge
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