1. a soft, moist mass of material applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation
Usage: medical

1. to apply a poultice to
Usage: medical

Examples

• The doctor recommended a warm poultice for the infected wound.
• She made a poultice from bread and milk to draw out the splinter.
• The herbal poultice helped reduce the swelling on his ankle.
• They poulticed the horse’s injured leg with clay and herbs.
• A mustard poultice was once a common home remedy for chest congestion.
• The nurse carefully poulticed the patient’s boil with hot compresses.