cera
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cera
From the Latin word cēra
Example Sentences
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Orate pro benefactoribus artis sutorum, qui istam fenestram fieri fecerunt stæ Ninianæ cum cera et catena.
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway
Similes etiam attrahendi vires habere videntur vitrum ... sulphur, mastix, & cera dura sigillaris.
From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William
Thus Virgil: Limus ut hic durescit, et hæc ut cera liquescit, Uno eodemque igni; sic nostro Daphnis amore.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
In cuius rei testimonium Bulla nostra magistralis in cera nigra præsentibus est impressa.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard
Basia jam veniant tua quantacunque caterva; Jam quocunque tuus murmure ludat amor.30 En, tibi materies tenera et tractabilis hic est; Hic ad blanditias est tibi cera satis.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
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