ceruse

[ seer-oos, si-roos ]

noun
  1. a pigment composed of white lead.

Origin of ceruse

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin cērussa

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ceruse

/ (səˈruːs) /


noun
  1. another name for white lead (def. 1)

Origin of ceruse

1
C14: from Old French céruse, from Latin cērussa, perhaps ultimately from Greek kēros wax

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