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poultice(dictionary)
poultice(dictionary)

poultice (iou)



poultice noun & verb. LME.
[Latin pultes (pl.), from pult-, puls thick pottage, pap: see PULSE noun2.]
A. noun.
A soft, moist, usu. heated mass of material applied to the skin to alleviate pain, inflammation, or irritation, to act as an emollient, or to stimulate the circulation locally; a fomentation, a cataplasm. LME.
fig. A (large) sum of money; a mortgage. Formerly also, a large wager. Austral. slang. E20.
b. verb trans. Apply a poultice to; treat with a poultice. M18.
poultice-wise adverb in the manner of a poultice E17.