cerate
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Carbolic acid and cerate were applied to the arm, with stimulants internally.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
The after treatment was some dressing like simple cerate.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
No. 2.—Take of simple cerate 1 oz.; creosote 1 drachm; calomel 30 grains: mix and use in the same manner as the first.
From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
Make it warm, get ready cloths, cerate, greasy wool and bandages for his ankle.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes
Rubbed together with cerate, or lard, powdered Savin is used for maintaining the sores of blisters, and of issues, open when it is desired to keep up their derivative action.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
