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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Rubbed together with cerate, or lard, powdered Savin is used for maintaining the sores of blisters, and of issues, open when it is desired to keep up their derivative action.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
This must be removed by applying a little powdered alum,—or, if this fail, it should be once or twice slightly touched with blue-stone, and afterwards dressed with calamine cerate.
From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas
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 Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
A man's life, the perspiration of an entire existence, is secreted in this layer of mouldy cerate.
From Over Strand and Field by Flaubert, Gustave
Carbolic acid and cerate were applied to the arm, with stimulants internally.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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