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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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 Mary Eaton
Their smart upon the mind is like cantharides on the skin but often requires something more than a cabbage leaf and cerate to heal it.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
The after treatment was some dressing like simple cerate.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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 Joseph Triemens
Afterwards cerate joined with some metallic calx, as of zinc or lead, or solution of lead, mercury, or copper, or iron, which may stimulate the absorbent system into stronger action.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
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