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Meanings of poultice in inglés

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cataplasma
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cataplasma

A medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

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        Usage of poultice in inglés
        1
        The proportions for making the poultice should be about half and half.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        2
        Bind the pork and onions on the throat, acting as a poultice.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        3
        I saw his shirt was open, a poultice strapped to his chest.
        Sovereign
        4
        He had said that the poultice ought to be applied at once.
        When Grandmamma Was New: The Story of a Virginia Childhood
        5
        And silence like a poultice comes to heal the blows of sound
        Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases / A Practical Handbook Of Pertin...
        6
        She made a poultice for my calf, and I started taking antibiotics.
        Conquest of the Useless
        7
        I made a burdock poultice for his hand the best I could-
        Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
        8
        The poultice had fallen off her hand and it was burning hot.
        The Princess and the Goblin
        9
        An eerie stillness seemed to envelop the room like a linseed poultice.
        Right Ho, Jeeves
        10
        The pain is often relieved by a mustard poultice or hot fomentations.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        11
        Add enough vinegar to the clay to make a nice moist poultice.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        12
        She must have a linseed poultice, and she must use the gargle.
        Spring Days
        13
        This explains our hot poultice and fomentation as used with cold cloths.
        Papers on Health
        14
        He gave him a poultice for the one that was weeping fluid.
        Sovereign
        15
        An old remedy for weak or inflamed eyes is an apple poultice.
        Food Remedies: Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses
        16
        The arm would swell, and the poultice would have to be replaced.
        The Plains of Passage
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        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common