Poultice has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
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.
2
A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
Verb
1
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
2
To treat with a poultice.
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