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Poultice
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Part of speech: noun (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. "Poultice relaxeth the pores." Bacon.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.