英语词汇“poultice”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The next time you have a cut or an infection, maybe you should put some cereal on it. A poultice is a soft material — often cereal-like — used for healing. Think of a poultice as a mushy, sticky bandage.

If you have a wound, infection, rash, or inflammation, you will probably cover it with a bandage or apply medicine to it: a poultice may accomplish both at once. Used in many cultures, a poultice may be mixed with medicine or heated. It can be made of clay, porridge, or even bread! Not surprisingly, the word poultice can be traced to the Latin route puls, meaning “porridge” or "a warm cereal.

WORD FAMILY

poultice: poulticed, poultices, poulticing

USAGE EXAMPLES

Use it to make a strong cup of tea and perhaps, with the bedsheets, a soothing poultice.

Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016)

The weekly sessions - held primarily at Midtown Farmers Market - feature activities like making poultices or peering through microscopes at fruit.

Washington Times(Jul 23, 2016)

As soon as the poultice cooled a new one must be ready.

Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond(1958)

1n 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.

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

cataplasm, plaster

mustard plaster, sinapism

a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient

dressing, medical dressing

a cloth covering for a wound or sore

2v dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

Syn|Hyper

plaster

dress

apply a bandage or medication to

单词	poultice
释义	poultice (once / 4543 pages) nv The next time you have a cut or an infection, maybe you should put some cereal on it. A poultice is a soft material — often cereal-like — used for healing. Think of a poultice as a mushy, sticky bandage. If you have a wound, infection, rash, or inflammation, you will probably cover it with a bandage or apply medicine to it: a poultice may accomplish both at once. Used in many cultures, a poultice may be mixed with medicine or heated. It can be made of clay, porridge, or even bread! Not surprisingly, the word poultice can be traced to the Latin route puls, meaning “porridge” or "a warm cereal. WORD FAMILY poultice: poulticed, poultices, poulticing USAGE EXAMPLES Use it to make a strong cup of tea and perhaps, with the bedsheets, a soothing poultice. Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016) The weekly sessions - held primarily at Midtown Farmers Market - feature activities like making poultices or peering through microscopes at fruit. Washington Times(Jul 23, 2016) As soon as the poultice cooled a new one must be ready. Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond(1958) 1n 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. Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper cataplasm, plaster mustard plaster, sinapism a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient dressing, medical dressing a cloth covering for a wound or sore 2v dress by covering with a therapeutic substance Syn\|Hyper plaster dress apply a bandage or medication to
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