Definition of Poultice. Meaning of Poultice. Synonyms of Poultice

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Definition of Poultice

Poultice
Poultice Poul"tice, n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. po`ltos. Cf. Pulse seeds.] A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm. ``Poultice relaxeth the pores.' --Bacon.
Poultice
Poultice Poul"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poulticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Poulticing.] To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.

Meaning of Poultice from wikipedia

- A poultice, also called a cataplasm, is a soft moist m****, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth and placed over the skin to treat an aching...
- are chewed, and the juice applied before fire-walking or fire-eating. A poultice of the pulverized plant is mixed with water and applied to burns. Achnatherum...
- Adhesive bandage or sticking plaster, a medical dressing for small wounds Poultice, a soft moist m**** applied to the body Plaster (band), a Canadian...
- A mustard plaster is a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the body to stimulate healing. It can be used...
- and gruels to give muscular strength. Crushed petals were also used as a poultice on skin spots and mixed with banana oil, for dry skin and sunburn. In herbalism...
- apply a poultice of the smashed plant to the chest for pains and for colds, take an infusion of the roots for diarrhea, and apply a poultice of plant...
- roasted, and then used as a coffee substitute which contains less caffeine. Poultices and washes made from cleavers were traditionally used to treat a variety...
- before sucking venom from a snakebite and applying a poultice to the wound. This compound poultice of the root is applied with much ceremony to rattlesnake...
- caught in a trapper's snare, and they take care of its wounds. Amy makes a poultice for it and the mare comes to the coral to feed it. After a walk along a...
- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (common names New England aster or Michaelmas daisy), poultice of roots used for pain, infusion of the roots for diarrhea, and the ooze...