English-Thai Dictionary

ceruse

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CERUSE

n.White-lead; a carbonate of lead, produced by exposing the metal in thin plates to the vapor of vinegar. Lead is sometimes found native in the form of ceruse. Ceruse of antimony is a white oxyd of antimony, which separates from the water in which diaphoretic antimony has been washed.

 

CERUSED

a.Washed with a preparation of white lead.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CERUSE

Ce "ruse, n. Etym: [F. céruse, L. cerussa.]

 

1. White lead, used as a pigment. See White lead, under White.

 

2. A cosmetic containing white lead. To distinguish ceruse from natural bloom. Macaulay.

 

3. (Min. )

 

Defn: The native carbonate of lead.

 

CERUSED

CERUSED Ce "rused, a.

 

Defn: Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, cerused face. Beau. & Fl.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ceruse

ce ruse |səˈro͞os, ˈsi (ə )rˌo͞os səˈrus | ▶noun archaic term for white lead. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin cerussa, perhaps from Greek kēros ‘wax. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

ceruse

ceruse |ˈsɪəruːs, sɪˈruːs | ▶noun archaic term for white lead. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin cerussa, perhaps from Greek kēros ‘wax ’.

 

French Dictionary

cérusé

cérusé , ée adj. adjectif En parlant du bois, fini à l ’aide d ’une substance blanche (anciennement blanc de céruse ) destinée à mettre en valeur le dessin de la matière. : Une table de bois cérusé.

 

céruse

céruse n. f. nom féminin Matière blanche (carbonate basique de plomb ) employée en peinture autrefois.