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subaerare

subaerare [backformation from CL subaeratus], (in gl.) to construct with a base layer of copper or bronze (beneath gold, silver, or other metal). es, eris i. metallum, inde ‥ eratus, -a, -um, quod componitur ‥ ~atus, -a, -um ‥ pro ere conductus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 185 (cf. ib. 564: ~atus, conductus); to gilte, ~are CathA.

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