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 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 And there's this one man who still will grind your poultices and grains. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Dec. 2023 Applying a poultice first would be safest but probably not critical. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023 The poultice dissolves the oil, then lifts it to the surface as the product dries. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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