poultice
51pulp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. paste, dough; curd; pap; jam, pudding; poultice; mush. See softness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fleshy fruit] Syn. flesh, marrow, sarcocarp, pith, pap, mash, sponge, paste, pomace, dough, batter, curd,… …
52remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… …
53powder — [13] The ultimate ancestor of powder is Latin pulvis ‘dust’ (source also of English pulverize [16]). This was related to Latin pollen ‘fine flour’ (source of English pollen), Latin puls ‘gruel’ (source of English poultice and pulse ‘legume’), and …
54pulse — English has two separate words pulse. The older, ‘seeds of beans, lentils, etc’ [13], comes via Old French pols from Latin puls ‘thick gruel (often made from beans and the like)’. This was a relative of Latin pollen ‘flour’ (source of English… …
55amalgam — (n.) c.1400, blend of mercury with another metal; soft mass formed by chemical manipulation, from O.Fr. amalgame or directly from M.L. amalgama, alloy of mercury (especially with gold or silver), an alchemists word, perhaps an alteration of L.… …
56poulticed — adj. dressed with a poultice, treated with a soft heated mass of herbs (or meal, clay, etc.) wrapped in a cloth poul·tice || pəʊltɪs n. plaster, soft heated mass of herbs (or meal, clay, etc.) wrapped in a cloth and applied to a wounded or… …
57stupe — stupe1 [stju:p] archaic noun a piece of soft cloth or cotton wool dipped in hot water and used to make a poultice. verb treat with such a poultice. Origin ME: via L. from Gk stupē. stupe2 [stju:p] noun informal a stupid person …
58plaster — n 1. stucco, albarium, mortar, grout; powdered gypsum, clay, adobe, cement; parget, roughcast, pebble dash, depeter, plaster of paris, Trademark. Spackle, scagliola. 2. poultice, cataplasm, dressing, compress, pack; mustard plaster, sinapism;… …
59powder — [13] The ultimate ancestor of powder is Latin pulvis ‘dust’ (source also of English pulverize [16]). This was related to Latin pollen ‘fine flour’ (source of English pollen), Latin puls ‘gruel’ (source of English poultice and pulse ‘legume’), and …
60pulse — English has two separate words pulse. The older, ‘seeds of beans, lentils, etc’ [13], comes via Old French pols from Latin puls ‘thick gruel (often made from beans and the like)’. This was a relative of Latin pollen ‘flour’ (source of English… …
