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Meaning of Poultice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpoʊltɪs

Definitions

  1. A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
  2. A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.

Equivalents

العربية الكمادة لبخة
Български лапа
Català cataplasma
Deutsch Kataplasma Packung Umschlag Wickel
Ελληνικά κατάπλασμα
Español bizma cataplasma émbroca embrocación emplaste emplasto pegatoste pegote
Suomi haude haudesidos
Français cataplasme emplâtre
Gaeilge ceirín
Galego emplasto papuxas
Italiano cataplasma
日本語 湿布 罨法
Latina fōmentum
Te Reo Māori takai
Nederlands cataplasma papomslag
Polski kataplazm
Português cataplasma emplasto emplastro
Русский припарка
Svenska grötomslag omslag
Türkçe Lapa

Examples

“The poultice relaxeth the pores.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

poultice pavement Poulticed Poultices Poulticing Poultney Poulton

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