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cerate Med.|ˈsɪərət|
Also 7 cerat.
[ad. L. cērātum cerate, neut. pa. pple. of cērāre to cover with wax, which seems to have in use varied with cērōtum, a. Gr. κηρωτόν cerate, neut. of κηρωτός waxed, covered with wax, f. κηρούν to cover with wax. Cf. F. cérat (in Cotgr.), in 16th c. cérot.]
A kind of stiff ointment composed of wax together with lard or oil and other ingredients.
1543Traheron Vigo's Chirurg. viii. 199 The description of Oyntments, Cerates, Playsters, etc. 1658Rowland Moufet's Theat. Ins. 916 It [wax] is also the ground of all Cerats and Plaisters. 1810Henry Elem. Chem. (1840) II. 294 Fixed oils unite with wax, and form..cerates. |