cerula

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cērŭla: ae, f.
dim. cera,
I 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).—
II Transf., = ceriolarium, a candlestick or stand for wax tapers: ARGENTEAE, Inscr. Orell. 2032.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cērŭla, 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]