Paste vs. Poultice

Pastenoun

A soft moist mixture, in particular:

Pastenoun

One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.

Pastenoun

(obsolete) Pastry.

Pastenoun

One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.

Pastenoun

One used as an adhesive, especially for putting up wallpapers, etc.

Pastenoun

(physics) A substance that behaves as a solid until a sufficiently large load or stress is applied, at which point it flows like a fluid

Pastenoun

A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.

Pastenoun

(obsolete) Pasta.

Pastenoun

(mineralogy) The mineral substance in which other minerals are embedded.

Pasteverb

(transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.

Pasteverb

To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video, movie container etc.) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.

Pasteverb

To strike or beat someone or something.

Pasteverb

To defeat decisively or by a large margin.

Pastenoun

A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.

Pastenoun

Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.

Pastenoun

A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, - used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., - also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.

Pastenoun

A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.

Pastenoun

A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.

Pastenoun

The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.

Pasteverb

To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.

Pastenoun

any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

Pastenoun

an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard

Pastenoun

a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers

Pasteverb

join or attach with or as if with glue;

Pasteverb

hit with the fists;

Pasteverb

cover the surface of;

Pastenoun

a thick, soft, moist substance typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid

Pastenoun

a paste used as an adhesive, especially for sticking paper

Pastenoun

a savoury spread

Pastenoun

a mixture consisting mainly of clay and water that is used in making ceramic ware, especially a mixture of low plasticity based on kaolin for making porcelain.

Pastenoun

a hard vitreous composition used in making imitation gems

Pasteverb

coat with paste

Pasteverb

fasten or stick (something) with paste

Pasteverb

insert (a piece of text or other data copied from elsewhere).

Pasteverb

beat or defeat severely

Poulticenoun

A soft, moist mass applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe. A poultice is usually wrapped in cloth and often warmed before being applied.

Poulticeverb

(transitive) To treat with a poultice.

Poulticenoun

A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.

Poulticeverb

To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.

Poulticenoun

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.

Poulticeverb

dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

Poultice

A poultice, also called a cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth and placed over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed or painful part of the body. It can be used on wounds such as cuts.