noun.
A soft moist mass of bread, meal, clay, or other adhesive substance, usually heated, spread on cloth, and applied to warm, moisten, or stimulate an aching or inflamed part of the body.
transitive verb.
To apply a poultice to.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A soft and usually warm mass of meal, bread, herbs, or the like, used as an emollient application to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.
To cover with a poultice; apply poultices to.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.
transitive verb.
To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
noun.
A soft, moist mass applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe. A poultice is usually wrapped in cloth and often warmed before being applied.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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.
verb.
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
Word Usage
"I have heard the term poultice applied to the suet pudding more than once in casual conversations in the exercise ground."