Cerused
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cerused is an adjective meaning Washed with a preparation of white lead as a cosmetic treatment.
Meaning
Washed with a preparation of white lead as a cosmetic treatment.
More Meanings
- (of wood) Finished with a whitening pigment that fills the grain, originally white lead, but in more recent times using less toxic pigments.
Example Sentences
My wants have not transformed me: I dare tell you, / To your new-cerused face
"Your cerused lips and bandaged chin seem well ; Pray what's amiss? " Philænis, if I've got to tell—I dread your kiss.
He surveyed the chamber filled with vibrant silks and the white powdered wigs adorning old beaux and grande dames, cerused and patched in the prevailing fashion.
Furnishings of teak and cerused oak inside and out compliment bona fide classics such as the Barcelona chairs in the living room and Eames lounge in the master bedroom .
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include emulsioned, bleached, chromated, calcined, blanched, deparaffinated.
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