cera
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cera
From the Latin word cēra
Example Sentences
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Orate pro benefactoribus artis sutorum, qui istam fenestram fieri fecerunt stæ Ninianæ cum cera et catena.
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway
Remember this, my chicks, and let your kind words and good actions be truly sincere,—pure honey, sine cera.
From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 by Various
Sincere is from the Latin sincerus, which is derived from sine, meaning without, and cera, meaning wax; honey separated from the wax.
From Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians by Orr, Charles Ebert
Recipe serpentem, et toque, et sume pinguedinem ejus, et fac candelam cum alia cera, et iliumina.
From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Belloc, Hilaire
Similes etiam attrahendi vires habere videntur vitrum ... sulphur, mastix, & cera dura sigillaris.
From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William
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