cerate

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When ulcers form they should be poulticed with bread and water for a day or two, and then dressed with calamine cerate.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

A man's life, the perspiration of an entire existence, is secreted in this layer of mouldy cerate.

From Over Strand and Field by Flaubert, Gustave

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 Fernie, William Thomas

Carbolic acid and cerate were applied to the arm, with stimulants internally.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll