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ceruse

NOUN
  1. a poisonous white pigment that contains lead

How To Use ceruse In A Sentence

  • The gray and red plastic balls are stashed, along with free weights and elastic bands, in the lounge around the corner, under a seemingly endless bar of pale gray marble and cerused oak burl .
  • Metallic colors — for example, ceruse, lead white, verdet — have no odor by themselves. The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe
  • The ceruse mixture was applied to the neck and bosom as well as the face.
  • Theo, who tried to sit quietly while Teddy painted his face with Venetian ceruse, announced, “The queen is with child.” Exit the Actress
  • There is a passage about lead, as ceruse or as minium, as the basis to imitate all colored gems. The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe
  • Ceruse ought not to be administered internally.
  • All experienced artisans know that ceruse is not easily penetrated by oil, and one is often required to begin to grind it in water. The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe
  • Painters debated the relative merits of lead white, ceruse, zinc white, and white clay. The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe
  • Watin used the example of ceruse, a lead-based pigment that absorbs water readily. The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe
  • The white lead made hair fall out; and the extensive use of ceruse through the Elizabethan era explains the fashion for high foreheads, as hairlines receded.
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