poultice
noun/ˈpəʊltɪs/
/ˈpəʊltɪs/
- a soft substance spread on a cloth, sometimes heated, and put on the skin to reduce pain or swelling
- to apply a poultice
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin pultes (plural), from puls, pult- ‘pottage, pap’.Want to learn more?
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