I am not willing to spend…hours listening to someone denounce me in an effort to poultice his private wounds (Harper's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
poul·tice — … Useful english dictionary
poul — poul; poul·sen; poul·ter·er; poul·ter s; poul·try; poul·try·less; poul·try·man; poul·tice; … English syllables
tice — ap·pren·tice·ship; en·tice; en·tice·ment; Fac·tice; jus·tice; jus·tice·ship; no·tice·abil·i·ty; no·tice·able; no·tice·ably; pen·tice; ap·pren·tice; brat·tice; lat·tice; no·tice; poul·tice; prac·tice; pren·tice; … English syllables
poultice — poul·tice … English syllables
poultice — poul|tice [ˈpəultıs US ˈpoul ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: pultes soft material , from Latin puls porridge ] something that is put on someone s skin to make it less swollen or painful, often made of a wet cloth with milk, herbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
poultice — poul|tice [ poultıs ] noun count a soft wet substance that you put on an injury or painful part of someone s body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poultice — poul•tice [[t]ˈpoʊl tɪs[/t]] n. v. ticed, tic•ing 1) med a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body 2) med to apply a poultice to • Etymology: 1535–45; earlier pultes < L, pl. (taken as… … From formal English to slang
poultice — A soft magma or mush prepared by wetting various powders or other absorbent substances with oily or watery fluids, sometimes medicated, and usually applied hot to the surface; it exerts an emollient, relaxing, or stimulant, counterirritant effect … Medical dictionary
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poultice — Poul tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poulticed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poulticing}.] To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
