poultice
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I was a middle-class kid from New Jersey, but like a poultice, this ancient, colonized country drew out an answering difference from my bones.
From Salon • May 27, 2024
After researchers saw Rakus applying the plant poultice to his face, the wound closed up and healed in a month.
From BBC • May 2, 2024
Dampen the stone, apply the poultice a half-inch thick, then cover it with plastic and tape down the edges.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
If the stains look lighter but aren’t gone, repeat the poultice procedure.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022
Now that the poultice had been applied and her head wrapped firmly in a towel so that it might set there for an hour before rinsing, Penelope sat down to read her long-awaited correspondence.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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