poultice
noun
[ ˈpəʊltɪs ]
• a soft, moist mass of material, typically consisting of bran, flour, herbs, etc., applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.
poultice
verb
• apply a poultice to.
• "he poulticed the wound"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin pultes (plural), from puls, pult- ‘pottage, pap’.
