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Definition: CEROTE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Cerate": An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Cerote" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Cerote \Ce"rote\, noun. [obsolete]. (references)

Definition: CEROTE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Cerate": An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "CEROTE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Cerote \Ce"rote\, noun. [obsolete]. (references)