(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:09:45

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.

 

© Webster 1913.

Poul"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poulticed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Poulticing (?).]

To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.

 

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