Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

    Kataplasma, Wickel, Umschlag

    припа́ркаpripárka

  2. A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.

More definitions
  • 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.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
soft, moist mass applied topically to a part of the body:

Origin

From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological developmen

From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological development from Middle English is regular; compare poultry.

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Forms

plural: poultices
Singularpoultice
Pluralpoultices

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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.:cataplasmplaster

Word family

4 related words

See also

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