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
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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
After a few days dress the wound with Turner's cerate.
From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
Carbolic acid and cerate were applied to the arm, with stimulants internally.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
No. 2.—Take of simple cerate 1 oz.; creosote 1 drachm; calomel 30 grains: mix and use in the same manner as the first.
From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
"I am willing—yes, I can say I am anxious, even—to go into battle," he continued, while Dr. Paul Denslow laid plasters of simple cerate on the abraded palms, and then swathed them in bandages.
From The Red Acorn by John McElroy
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