About The Word Ceroma
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What's The Definition Of Ceroma?Synonyms | Synonyms for Ceroma: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ceroma: See Also | Ceroma In Webster's Dictionary \Ce*ro"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? ointment for wrestlers, the
place for wrestling, fr. khroy^n to wax over, fr. khro`s
wax.]
1. The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which
wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans.
2. (Anc. Arch.) That part of the baths and gymnasia in which
bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The cere of birds.
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