Poultice (?), n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. poltos. Cf. Pulse seeds.] 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.
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