ceruse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From French céruse, from Latin cērusa, variant of cērussa, q.v.

Well, my good Kuehler, you have got some more ceruse?" — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
There n’as quicksilver, litharge, nor brimstone, Boras, ceruse, nor oil of tartar none, Nor ointement that woulde cleanse or bite, That him might helpen of his whelkes* white, *pustules Nor of the knobbes* sitting on his cheeks. — The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems, Geoffrey Chaucer
Refulgent gold, and silver thrice refin’d, And scarlet grain and ceruse, Indian wood Of lucid dye serene, fresh emeralds But newly broken, by the herbs and flowers Plac’d in that fair recess, in color all Had been surpass’d, as great surpasses less. — The divine comedy, Dante Alighieri

white lead, lead carbonate

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