Hypertext Webster Gateway: "poultice"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Poultice \Poul"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poulticed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Poulticing}.]
To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
poultice
n : medicine consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay
that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to
treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn: {cataplasm},
{plaster}]
v : dress by covering with a therapeutic substance [syn: {plaster}]
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