Cerused
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Washed with a preparation of white lead as a cosmetic treatment. not-comparable
"My wants have not transformed me: I dare tell you, / To your new-cerused face"
- 2 Finished with a whitening pigment that fills the grain, originally white lead, but in more recent times using less toxic pigments. not-comparable
"Traverse the lobby's inlaid marble floor and cream Venetian-plastered walls and ascend one level to the reception area, lounge and bar boasting cerused dark wood floors, 15-foot-high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows facing Thompson Street."
Example
More examples"My wants have not transformed me: I dare tell you, / To your new-cerused face"
Etymology
From ceruse + -ed.
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