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cerate

[ seer-eyt ]

noun

  1. Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.


adjective

  1. Also Ornithology. having a cere.

cerate

/ -reɪt; ˈsɪərɪt /

noun

  1. a hard ointment or medicated paste consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cerate1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ³¦Å§°ùÄå³Ù³Ü³¾, neuter of ³¦Å§°ùÄå³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of ³¦Å§°ùÄå°ù±ð to cover or smear with wax), equivalent to ³¦Å§°ù ( a ) wax + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1; compare Greek °ìŧ°ùųÙḗn in same sense
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cerate1

C16: from Latin ³¦Å§°ùÄå³Ù³Ü³¾, from ³¦Å§°ùa wax
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For this purpose animal fats, washed lard, simple cerate, cold cream, and the like are to be preferred to cosmoline and vaseline.

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And there were the accessories—hats, caps, bonnets, gloves, fans, parasols, veils, jabots, collars, aigrettes, boots, shoes, slippers, powders, paints, cerates, massage-cream—ad infinitum.

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In order to fix the cosmetics, it was necessary to anoint the face and breast with fresh cerate.

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The passage of air from A to C depends upon the grinding and lubrication of the joint at C. Lubricating Taps.—For general purposes resin cerate answers very well.

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Their smart upon the mind is like cantharides on the skin but often requires something more than a cabbage leaf and cerate to heal it.

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