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Poultice

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Noun

1. cataplasm, plaster, poultice

a medical dressing 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.

Verb

2. plaster, poultice

dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Poultice

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noun
1. Also called: cataplasm medicine
a local moist and often heated application for the skin consisting of substances such as kaolin, linseed, or mustard, used to improve the circulation, treat inflamed areas, etc
2. Australian slang
a large sum of money, esp a debt

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Poultice

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noun
1. 
a hot, soft, moist mass, as of flour, herbs, mustard, etc., sometimes spread on cloth, applied to a sore or inflamed part of the body
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpoulticed or ˈpoulticing
2. 
to apply a poultice to

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Poultice

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n.
A soft moist mass of bread, meal, clay, or other adhesive substance, usually heated, spread on cloth, and applied to warm, moisten, or stimulate an aching or inflamed part of the body. Also called cataplasm.
tr.v. poul·ticed, poul·tic·ing, poul·tic·es
To apply a poultice to.

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