poultice en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpoʊltɪs/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological development from Middle English is regular; compare poultry.
Meanings
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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.
Sties in the eye are irritating and disfiguring. Foment with warm water; at night apply a bread-and-milk poultice.
1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia:“Uh, Dad? I'm a little worried about Mom.” “She's fine. Just swab her with a little more of our patented homemade poultice. Available in the lobby!” (monstrous, plaintive moaning) “That's it. Really let those onion skins go to work.”
2017 September 4, Jeff Kauffmann, “The Talented Mr. Dingleberry” (17:28 from the start), in American Dad!, season 14, episode 21, spoken by Stan Smith (Seth MacFarlane):The poultice relaxeth the pores.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
- A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poultices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
poulticewise · bread poultice · poulticelike · poultice pavement
Synonyms
Translations (53)
el κατάπλασμα (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · cmn 泥敷劑 /泥敷剂 (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · nrf poussot (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · nl cataplasma (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · ga ceirín (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · bg компрес (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · ca cataplasma (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · fr emplâtre (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · nrf vithicatouaithe (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · pdt Pleista (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · fr cataplasme (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · sq llapa (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · pl kataplazm (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · da grødomslag (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · sv omslag (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · de Umschlag (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · pt emplasto (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · es emplaste (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · la fōmentum (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · es emplasto (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · ota لاپه (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · tr lapa (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · de Packung (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · fi haude (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · es embrocación (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · ru припа́рка (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · de Kataplasma (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · grc κατάπλασμα (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · es émbroca (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · de Wickel (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · es pegote (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · gl cataplasma (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · mi whakapiripiri (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · pt emplastro (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · nl papomslag (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · txb tsatsāpar (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · aeb كاتاپلازما (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · es bizma (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · sq jaki (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · bg лапа (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · sv foment (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · ar لَبْخَة (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · ja 罨法 (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · gl papuxas (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · es pegatoste (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · no grøtomslag (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · gl emplasto (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · it cataplasma (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · pt cataplasma (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · sv grötomslag (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · da omslag (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · es cataplasma (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body) · mi tākai (soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body)