poultice
61poul|tice — «POHL tihs», noun, verb, ticed, tic|ing. –n. a soft, moist mass, especially of mustard, herbs, or flaxseed, applied hot to the body as a medicine. –v.t. 1. to put a poultice on. 2. Figurative. to soothe; salve: »I am not willing to spend…hours… …
62amalgam — a*mal gam ([.a]*m[a^]l gam), n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr. ma lagma, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. mala ssein to make soft, fr. malako s soft.] 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth,… …
63Cataplasm — Cat a*plasm, n. [L. cataplasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to spread over; kata down, wholly + ? to form, mold.] (Med.) A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] …
64Draw — Draw, v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. [1913 Webster] Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind. [1913… …
65Epithem — Ep i*them, n. [L. epithema, Gr. ?, fr. ? to lay or put on: cf. F. [ e]pith[ e]me. See {Epithet}.] (Med.) Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters, as a poultice, lotion, etc. [1913 Webster] || …
66Poultive — Poul tive, n. A poultice. [Obs.] W. Temple. [1913 Webster] …
67Practise — Prac tise, v. t. & i. See {Practice}. [1913 Webster] Note: The analogy of the English language requires that the noun and verb which are pronounced alike should agree in spelling. Thus we have notice (n. & v.), noticed, noticing, noticer;… …
68Pulse — Pulse, n. [OE. puls, L. puls, pultis, a thick pap or pottage made of meal, pulse, etc. See {Poultice}, and cf. {Pousse}.] Leguminous plants, or their seeds, as beans, pease, etc. [1913 Webster] If all the world Should, in a pet of temperance,… …
69Sinapism — Sin a*pism, n. [L. sinapismus, Gr. ????, the use of a mustard blister, fr. ??? to apply a mustard blister, fr. ???? mustard.] (Med.) A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard… …
70Spongiopilin — Spon gi*o*pi lin ( [ o]*p[imac] l[i^]n), n. [Gr. spoggi on, dim. of spo ggos a sponge + pi^los felt.] (Med.) A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistened with… …
