poultices

noun

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plural of poultice
as in plasters
a medicated covering used to heal an injury placed a poultice over the infected cut

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plasters
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  • Paige makes her own plasters, adding her own pigments to a marble plaster base.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Definition of plasters
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