This flashcard defines 'poultice' as a soft, moist mass, often warm, made of ingredients like cloth, bread, or herbs, applied to the body as a medicament. It can also be used as a verb to describe the action of applying such a mass.
La flashcard define 'poultice' como una masa suave y húmeda, a menudo caliente, de ingredientes como tela, pan o hierbas, que se aplica al cuerpo como medicamento. También puede usarse como verbo para describir la acción de aplicar dicha masa.
| Back | poultice \POHL-tis\ |
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| Front | noun A soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body. verb To apply a poultice to. [Poultice came to English in the 1500s from the Latin puls meaning "porridge."] ...he did not notice whether I was going to spike him or put on a poultice. - -- David Rattlehead, The Life and Adventures of an Arkansaw Doctor, 1851 "...I thought I could nurse her; I did my best. Was the poultice all right?" - -- George Moore, Spring Days: A Realistic Novel, 1888 |
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