poultice

Meaning

Noun

1. A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
2. A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.

Verb

To treat with a poultice.

Synonyms

plaster

cataplasm

compress

fomentation

paste

bandage

mix

ointment

pack

steam

sultry

be sultry

panada

apply a poultice

pasty pudding

brew

dressing

emulsion

foment

mash

Translations

impiastro

cataplasma

cataplasma

emplastro

Umschlag

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Kataplasma

pappina

cataplasma

fomentum

fomento

cataplasma

emplâtre

plâtre

κατάπλασμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpoʊltɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pultes

In summary

From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological development from Middle English is regular; compare poultry.