poultice

as in plaster
a medicated covering used to heal an injury placed a poultice over the infected cut

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Recent Examples of poultice Swallows collect another toxic plant, celandine, to make a poultice for their chicks’ eyes. Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024 The male primate applied a paste made from the poultice plant on his cheek, eventually closing the large wound up, according to research published Thursday at the Scientific Reports journal. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 The treatment offerings are just as comprehensive, ranging from modern Hydrafacials to the Thai Muscle Melt, an 80-minute full-body massage that draws inspiration from ancient Thai healing practices used on weary warriors returning from battle with warmed herbal poultices and pressure points. Katie Chang, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 If the court’s decision on Monday ripped off this wartime poultice, displaying anew the cultural war at the heart of Israeli politics, Mr. Netanyahu and his government responded by appealing again to wartime unity to try to downplay their loss. Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for poultice 

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“Poultice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poultice. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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