different between lotion vs poultice

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French lotion, from Latin lotio, lotionem (“a washing”), from lavo (“to wash”); see lave. Doublet of lavation.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo???n/
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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l????n/
• Rhymes: -????n

Noun

lotion (usually uncountable, plural lotions)

1. A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
2. (archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

Synonyms

• lavatory

Derived terms

• lotional

Translations

See also

• cream (generally a bit thicker than a lotion)

Verb

lotion (third-person singular simple present lotions, present participle lotioning, simple past and past participle lotioned)

1. (transitive) To cover or treat with a lotion.
   • 2005, Ryan Phillips, Fall from Grace (page 52)

     Grace lotions her arms and legs and joins him in the large walk-in closet where they change out of their clothes and into their pajamas—loose-fitting cotton bottoms for Mike and a lace-trimmed baby doll nightie for Grace.

   • 2011, Jeanne Starr Gater, Bring Back Summertime (page 89)

     I would finish my daily ranging session by lotioning his legs, and lotioning and rubbing his feet.

Further reading

• lotion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• lotion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• lootin', otolin

English

Etymology

From an alteration of Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?po?lt?s/

Noun

poultice (plural poultices)

1. A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
2. A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.

Synonyms

• cataplasm

Translations

Verb

poultice (third-person singular simple present poultices, present participle poulticing, simple past and past participle poulticed)

1. (transitive) To treat with a poultice.

Anagrams

• epulotic