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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After its removal, the part may be exposed, or, if very painful, smeared over with fresh cream or common cerate.
From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas
He extracted this, and, until cicatrization was complete, he dressed the stump with saturnine cerate.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
A little simple cerate should be spread on lint, and be applied every morning to the part affected, and a white-bread poultice, every night, until it is quite healed.
From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Chavasse, Pye Henry
Carbolic acid and cerate were applied to the arm, with stimulants internally.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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
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