'Ceruse' definitions:
Definition of 'ceruse'
(from WordNet)
noun
A poisonous white pigment that contains lead [syn: white lead, ceruse, lead carbonate]
Definition of 'Ceruse'
From: GCIDE
- Ceruse \Ce"ruse\, n. [F. c['e]ruse, L. cerussa.]
- 1. White lead, used as a pigment. See White lead, under White. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A cosmetic containing white lead. [1913 Webster]
- To distinguish ceruse from natural bloom. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Min.) The native carbonate of lead. [1913 Webster]