charta
[ kahr-tuh ]
noun,plural char·tae [kahr-tee]. /ˈkɑr ti/. Pharmacology.
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
Also called chartula, powder paper. a paper folded so as to form a packet for a powdered medicament.
Origin of charta
1before 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; see character
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How to use charta in a sentence
The first event, the wringing of Magna charta from the king, Shakespeare passes over.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyHe was one of those who advised king John to sign Magna charta.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple | Charles G. AddisonThe use of paper is of great antiquity; it is what the ancient Latinists call charta, or chart.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThe circumstances are not wholly unlike those of Magna charta.
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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