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|lshtext=<b>cēra</b>: ae, f. Sanscr. kar-, to [[scatter]], [[throw]] [[away]]; cf. Gr. [[κρίνω]] | |lshtext=<b>cēra</b>: ae, f. Sanscr. kar-, to [[scatter]], [[throw]] [[away]]; cf. Gr. [[κρίνω]]; Lat. [[cerno]]; Gr. [[κηρός]]; cf. [[sincerus]],<br /><b>I</b> [[wax]], Lucr. 6, 516; 6, 966; Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177: id. Tusc. 1, 45, 108; Col. 9, 15, 8; 9, 16, 1; Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 83 sq. et saep.; Verg. E. 2, 32.—In plur., the [[wax]] cells of the hives, Verg. G. 4, 57; 4, 162; 4, 241; Col. 9, 15; 9, 7 sq.; Plin. 11, 8, 8, § 118 al.—<br /><b>II</b> [[Meton]]., acc. to its diff. uses.<br /> <b>A</b> Most freq., a [[writing]]-[[tablet]] [[covered]] [[with]] [[wax]], Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 59; id. Curc. 3, 40; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 62; Ov. M. 9, 521; Liv. 1, 24, 7; Quint. 1, 1, 27; 10, 3, 31; 11, 2, 32; Suet. Caes. 83 al. —Hence, prima, secunda, etc., [[cera]], the [[first]], etc., [[leaf]] or [[page]], Suet. Ner. 17; Hor. S. 2, 5, 54; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 36, § 92.—<br /> <b>B</b> A [[seal]] of [[wax]], Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 96; Cic. Fl. 16, 37; Ov. Am. 2, 15, 16; Plin. 2, 51, 52, § 137.—<br /> <b>C</b> A [[waxen]] [[image]] of an [[ancestor]], a [[wax]] [[figure]]: [[cera]] [[illa]] (sc. majorum imaginum) [[atque]] [[figura]], Sall. J. 4, 6; Ov. F. 1, 591; Juv. 8, 19; cf.: expressi cerā [[voltus]], Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 6.—<br /> <b>D</b> Wax used in encaustic [[painting]], Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 4 Schneid.; Plin. 35, 7, 31, § 49; id. 35, 11, 39, § 122; and 35, 11, 41, § 149; Stat. S. 1, 1, 100. | ||
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cēra: ae, f. Sanscr. kar-, to scatter, throw away; cf. Gr. κρίνω; Lat. cerno; Gr. κηρός; cf. sincerus,
I wax, Lucr. 6, 516; 6, 966; Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177: id. Tusc. 1, 45, 108; Col. 9, 15, 8; 9, 16, 1; Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 83 sq. et saep.; Verg. E. 2, 32.—In plur., the wax cells of the hives, Verg. G. 4, 57; 4, 162; 4, 241; Col. 9, 15; 9, 7 sq.; Plin. 11, 8, 8, § 118 al.—
II Meton., acc. to its diff. uses.
A Most freq., a writing-tablet covered with wax, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 59; id. Curc. 3, 40; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 62; Ov. M. 9, 521; Liv. 1, 24, 7; Quint. 1, 1, 27; 10, 3, 31; 11, 2, 32; Suet. Caes. 83 al. —Hence, prima, secunda, etc., cera, the first, etc., leaf or page, Suet. Ner. 17; Hor. S. 2, 5, 54; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 36, § 92.—
B A seal of wax, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 96; Cic. Fl. 16, 37; Ov. Am. 2, 15, 16; Plin. 2, 51, 52, § 137.—
C A waxen image of an ancestor, a wax figure: cera illa (sc. majorum imaginum) atque figura, Sall. J. 4, 6; Ov. F. 1, 591; Juv. 8, 19; cf.: expressi cerā voltus, Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 6.—
D Wax used in encaustic painting, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 4 Schneid.; Plin. 35, 7, 31, § 49; id. 35, 11, 39, § 122; and 35, 11, 41, § 149; Stat. S. 1, 1, 100.
