10 September 2013

poultice

— n

1. Also called: cataplasm a local moist and often heated application for the skin consisting of substances such as kaolin, linseed, or mustard, used to improve the circulation, treat inflamed areas, etc. a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
2. slang ( Austral ) a large sum of money, esp a debt

[C16: from earlier pultes, from Latin puls a thick porridge]

Today’s aphorism

Music is the short-hand of emotion.

– Leo Tolstoy

On this day

10 September – World Suicide Prevention Day.

10 September 1945 – birth of José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer/musician.