POULTICING

Verb

poulticing

present participle of poultice

Source: Wiktionary


POULTICE

Poul"tice, n. Etym: [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. po`ltos. Cf. Pulse seeds.]

Definition: 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.

Poul"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poulticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Poulticing.]

Definition: To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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