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charta
[ kahr-tuh ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
, plural char·tae [kahr, -tee].
- a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- Also called chartula, powder paper. a paper folded so as to form a packet for a powdered medicament.
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The first event, the wringing of Magna Charta from the king, Shakespeare passes over.
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He was one of those who advised king John to sign Magna Charta.
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The use of paper is of great antiquity; it is what the ancient Latinists call charta, or chart.
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The circumstances are not wholly unlike those of Magna Charta.
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But in this they were undoubtedly warranted by the clear language of Magna Charta, which makes no distinction of the kind.
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