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   Poultice , n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. πόλτος.  Cf. Pulse seeds.] A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm. “Poultice relaxeth the pores.”  
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   Poultice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poulticed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Poulticing .] To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
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