cera
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cera
From the Latin word cēra
Example Sentences
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It is a remarkably fine piece of metal work, about 16 inches in height, cast by the cera perduta process in very pale bronze, richly gilt and132 decorated.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)
Sincere is from the Latin sincerus, which is derived from sine, meaning without, and cera, meaning wax; honey separated from the wax.
From Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians by Orr, Charles Ebert
Remember this, my chicks, and let your kind words and good actions be truly sincere,—pure honey, sine cera.
From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 by Various
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