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.