poultice

Plural: poultices

Noun

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

Verb

Verb Forms: poulticed, poulticing, poultices

• To apply a soft, moist mass to a body part for healing.
• dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
• To treat with a poultice.

Examples

• He tried to POULTICE his losing streak with a well-placed, high-scoring Scrabble word.

Synonyms

cataplasm, plaster

Anagrams of poultice