poultice

poultice
    n 1: 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. [syn:
         {poultice}, {cataplasm}, {plaster}]
    v 1: dress by covering with a therapeutic substance [syn:
         {poultice}, {plaster}]
    

Poultice \Poul"tice\, n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin
   to Gr. po`ltos. 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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Poultice \Poul"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poulticed}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Poulticing}.]
   To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
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109 Moby Thesaurus words for "poultice":
      Ace bandage, Band-Aid, abate, adhesive tape, allay, alleviate,
      anesthetize, appease, application, assuage, band, bandage,
      bandaging, bathe, benumb, binder, brace, butter, care for, cast,
      cataplasm, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, crush, cure,
      cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, dental pulp, diagnose, diminish,
      doctor, dressing, dull, ease, ease matters, elastic bandage,
      epithem, flux, foment, four-tailed bandage, gauze, give care to,
      give relief, heal, lay, lessen, lint, lull, mash, massage,
      minister to, mitigate, mollify, mush, numb, nurse, operate on, pad,
      palliate, paper pulp, paste, physic, pith, plaster, plaster cast,
      pledget, porridge, pour balm into, pour oil on, pudding, pulp,
      pulp lead, pulpwood, purge, rag pulp, reduce, relieve, remedy,
      roller, roller bandage, rub, rubber bandage, salve, sauce, slacken,
      slake, sling, smash, soften, soothe, splint, sponge, squash, strap,
      stupe, subdue, sulfate pulp, sulfite pulp, tampon, tape, tent,
      tourniquet, treat, triangular bandage, white lead, wood pulp