poultice

C2 Topic:Health & Medicine

US /ˈpoʊltɪs/ UK /ˈpəʊltɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #39217

Meanings

1

noun
a soft, moist, often heated mass applied to the body to soothe inflammation, pain, or infection

The nurse placed a warm poultice over the swollen joint.
2

verb
to treat or cover a part of the body with a poultice

They poulticed the infected finger until the swelling eased.
3

noun
a porous absorbent material filled with solvent and used to draw stains from stone or masonry

The conservator used a clay poultice to lift oil from the marble.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a soft, moist, often heated... cataplasmplaster compress

2 verb · to treat or cover a part of... plaster dress foment

3 noun · a porous absorbent material... absorbent paste

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Word family

Derived forms poulticelikepoulticewise

Related forms fomentationdressing compress

Etymology

From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, the plural of puls, 'porridge or thick pap.' The medicinal preparation was named for its porridge-like consistency before the word broadened to absorbent pastes used in conservation.

Topics

Health & Medicine

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# poultice

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpoʊltɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpəʊltɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 39217

## Meanings
1. a soft, moist, often heated mass applied to the body to soothe inflammation, pain, or infection
2. to treat or cover a part of the body with a poultice
3. a porous absorbent material filled with solvent and used to draw stains from stone or masonry

## Examples
- The nurse placed a warm poultice over the swollen joint.
- They poulticed the infected finger until the swelling eased.
- The conservator used a clay poultice to lift oil from the marble.

## Synonyms
- cataplasm
- plaster
- compress
- dressing

## Derived Forms
- poulticelike
- poulticewise

## Related Forms
- fomentation
- dressing
- compress

## Etymology
From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, the plural of puls, 'porridge or thick pap.' The medicinal preparation was named for its porridge-like consistency before the word broadened to absorbent pastes used in conservation.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine

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