cerate

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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 Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Rub them together thoroughly, or melt the cerate and stir in the tincture while hot, and the oil as soon as it is nearly cold, then run into molds or rolls.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph

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 Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

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

From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Lou?s, Pierre

Poultice for a few days, then cerate of lapis calaminaris, as in herpes.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus