charta

American  

[kahr-tuh] / ˈkɑr tə /

noun

Pharmacology.

plural

chartae

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.

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Etymology

Origin of charta

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; see character

Example Sentences

Many hundreds of years ago, he had once told Meggie, people made the bindings for particularly valuable books from the skin of unborn calves, charta virginea non nata, a pretty name for a terrible thing.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

Nec te purpureo velent vaccinia fuco: Non est conveniens luctibus ille color: Nec titulus minio nec cedro charta notetur, 8 Candida nec nigra cornua fronte geras.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

The reforms I have mentioned, great as they were, were only preliminary to the publishing of the hatti-scheriff of Gulhana, the magna charta and bill of rights of Turkey.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

But, as it is sometimes expedient to be thankful for small favors, it may have appeared to Governor Simcoe that the new constitution of the colony was superior to that of England before magna charta.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles

As to the third object of the confederation; England, who much boasts of her own magna charta, will make no difficulty in granting a magna charta to the liberties of America.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various