charta

[ kahr-tuh ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

, plural char·tae [kahr, -tee].

1. a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
2. Also called chartula, powder paper. a paper folded so as to form a packet for a powdered medicament.

Word History and Origins

Origin of charta¹

before 1000; Old English, for earlier sense of “letter, document” < Medieval Latin; < New Latin, Latin: sheet of paper, document < Greek chártēs papyrus leaf, sheet of paper, literally, something to make marks on; character

Example Sentences

The first event, the wringing of Magna Charta from the king, Shakespeare passes over.

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He was one of those who advised king John to sign Magna Charta.

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The use of paper is of great antiquity; it is what the ancient Latinists call charta, or chart.

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The circumstances are not wholly unlike those of Magna Charta.

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But in this they were undoubtedly warranted by the clear language of Magna Charta, which makes no distinction of the kind.

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