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Poultice

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

17 more languages
العربيةالكمادةلبخة
Българскилапа
Catalàcataplasma
Ελληνικάκατάπλασμα
Suomihaudehaudesidos
Gaeilgeceirín
Galegoemplastopapuxapapuxaspegamazo
Italianocataplasma
日本語湿布罨法
Latinacataplasmaepithemafōmentumligamenmalagma
Te Reo Māoritakai
Nederlandscataplasmapapomslag
Polskikataplazm
Portuguêscataplasmaemplastoemplastro
Русскийприпарка
Svenskagrötomslagomslag
TürkçeLapa

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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