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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>cērŭla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. [[cera]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[small]] [[piece]] of [[wax]]: miniata, a [[kind]] of crayon, Cic. Att. 15. 14, 4 ([[with]] [[which]] the Romans were [[accustomed]] to [[strike]] [[out]] exceptionable passages in books): miniatula, the [[same]], id. ib. 16, 11, 1 (al. miniata).—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., = [[ceriolarium]], a candlestick or [[stand]] for [[wax]] tapers: ARGENTEAE, Inscr. Orell. 2032.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>cērŭla</b>, æ, f., dim. de [[cera]], petit morceau de cire : miniatula Cic. Att. 15, 14, 4, crayon rouge [avec lequel les Romains marquaient les passages caractéristiques d’un livre] || candélabre : CIL 12, 3100.
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