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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Poultice

/pōl'-təs/ · Poul·tice · IPA /ˈpoʊltɪs/
01 n. A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.
  1. 1.
    A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.
02 v. t. To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
imp. & p. p. Poulticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Poulticing
  1. 1.
    To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.