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C / cērŭla
noun

cērŭla

gen. cērŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a small piece of wax •
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).—
a candlestick; stand for wax tapers by extension •
Transf., = ceriolarium, a candlestick or stand for wax tapers: ARGENTEAE, Inscr. Orell. 2032.
Perseus ID: n7594 Key: cerula