cerate
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cerate
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin cērātum, neuter of cērātus (past participle of cērāre to cover or smear with wax), equivalent to cēr ( a ) wax + -ātus -ate 1; compare Greek kērōtḗn in same sense
Example Sentences
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Rub them together thoroughly, or melt the cerate and stir in the tincture while hot, and the oil as soon as it is nearly cold, then run into molds or rolls.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph
After a few days dress the wound with Turner's cerate.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
Poultice for a few days, then cerate of lapis calaminaris, as in herpes.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
When ulcers form they should be poulticed with bread and water for a day or two, and then dressed with calamine cerate.
From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous
Half a pound of white wax, half a pound of calumine stone finely powdered, and a pint and a half of olive oil, will make an excellent cerate.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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