cerusen.

Brit.

/ˈsɪəruːs/,

/sᵻˈruːs/,

/sɪˈruːs/, U.S.

/səˈrus/,

/ˈsɪ(ə)ˌrus/

Forms: Middle English, 1600s ceruce, Middle English, 1500s seruse, 1500s cereuse, 1500s–1800s cerusse, 1600s–1800s ceruss, (1600s cerus), Middle English– ceruse.

Etymology: < French céruse (Provençal ceruza, Spanish cerusa, Italian cerussa), or < Latin cērussa ceruse, according to Vossius perhaps for a possible Greek κηροῦσσα (contracted < κηρόεσσα) waxy, < κηρός wax.

a. A name for white lead n. a mixture or compound of carbonate and hydrate of lead (usually 2 PbCO₃+ PbH₂O₂); largely used as a white paint, formerly also in medicine for ointments, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > mineral medicine > [noun] > medicines prepared from other minerals

king's silverc1400

sulphurc1400

cerusec1405

mummy1601

sal-prunella1664

prunella salt1721

antimonial1728

mummia1770

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitener > [noun] > white pigment or paint

white leadlOE

whitea1300

blank plumbc1325

cerusec1405

white earth1448

Spanish white1546

litharge1551

mineral white1651

flake-white1660

Vienna white1816

permanent white1822

zinc white1847

constant white1854

Krems1854

Cremnitz1874

silver-white1875

lithoponea1884

baryta white1885

Charlton white1885

titanium white1920

the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > lead > [noun] > compounds > white lead

white leadlOE

cerusec1405

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 632 Borace, Ceruce [v.r. seruse], ne Oille of Tartre noon..That hym myghte helpen.

a1500 in Early Eng. Misc. (1855) 72 To temper ceruse.

1585 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Health (new ed.) sig. F j Cerusse dropped into thyne eyes taketh away the paine and cleareth the eyes.

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) ii. ii. i. i. 202 Galen hath taken exceptions at such waters, which runne through leaden pipes,..for that vnctuous ceruse, which causes dysenteries and fluxes.

1748 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 45 107 A Phial coated within and without with Ceruse, i.e. the Calx of Lead.

1806 W. Henry Epitome Chem. (ed. 4) iii. ii. 384 The insolubility of the cerusse in boiling distilled vinegar.

1873 A. W. Williamson Chem. for Students (ed. 3) §168 Until a thick crust of ceruse is formed over the surface of the lead.

b. esp. as a paint or cosmetic for the skin: often used vaguely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion > paints or colours

tincturec1400

popping?c1450

ceruse1519

fard1540

parget1593

fucus1600

paint1600

blanch1601

complexion1601

priming colour1616

complexion-maker1619

whitewash1649

blanc1764

blusher1965

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xviii. f. 169 They whyte theyr face, necke, and pappis with cerusse.

1605 B. Jonson Sejanus ii. i. 63 'Tis the Sunne Hath giu'n some little taint vnto the Ceruse, You should haue vs'd of the white oyle I gaue you.

1623 P. Massinger Duke of Millaine v. ii. sig. M2^v Your Ladiship lookes pale But I, your Docter, haue a ceruse for you.

1653 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James i. 23 The artificial cerusse and varnish of the face.

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. i. 44 Others, make Posies of her Cheeks..In which the Lilly, and the Rose For Indian Lake, and Ceruse goes.

1754 Connoisseur No. 5 At Paris the face of every lady you meet is besmeared with unguent, ceruss, and plaister.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI xlviii. 127 Youth, ceruse, Against his heart preferred their usual claims.

a1859 T. B. Macaulay Johnson in Biogr. 84 Johnson..whose eye-sight was too weak to distinguish ceruse from natural bloom.

2. The native carbonate of lead; = cerussite n.

†3. ceruse of antimony n. ‘a preparation of the regulus of that mineral, powdered, mixed with spirit of nitre, and distilled in a retort till no more fumes will rise’ (Chambers Cycl. Supp. 1753).

ΚΠ

a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) xxxviii. 233 A Parcel of his own Ceruss of Antimony.

1755 J. Huxham in Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 863 The common antimonium diaphoreticum, or ceruss of antimony.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† cerusev.

Etymology: < ceruse n.

Obsolete.

transitive. To paint (the face) with ceruse.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > beautify (the skin or complexion) [verb (transitive)] > paint or colour

painta1382

farcec1400

farda1450

parget1581

complexion1612

surfle1633

cerusea1640

petre1656

lacquer1688

whitewasha1704

enamel1804

peachify1853

to mug up1859

highlight1935

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. v, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ccccc/1 What Ladies cheek, Though cerus'd over, comes neere it?

1667 Direct. to Painter 38 Vermilion this mans guilt, ceruse his fears.

Derivatives

cerused adj.

ΚΠ

1679 in J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Spanish Curate (new ed.) v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. sig. T4/1 I dare tell you, To your new cerus'd [1647 reads cerviz'd] face, what I have spoken Freely behind your back.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	ceruse
释义	cerusen. Brit. /ˈsɪəruːs/, /sᵻˈruːs/, /sɪˈruːs/, U.S. /səˈrus/, /ˈsɪ(ə)ˌrus/ Forms: Middle English, 1600s ceruce, Middle English, 1500s seruse, 1500s cereuse, 1500s–1800s cerusse, 1600s–1800s ceruss, (1600s cerus), Middle English– ceruse. Etymology: < French céruse (Provençal ceruza, Spanish cerusa, Italian cerussa), or < Latin cērussa ceruse, according to Vossius perhaps for a possible Greek κηροῦσσα (contracted < κηρόεσσα) waxy, < κηρός wax. 1. a. A name for white lead n. a mixture or compound of carbonate and hydrate of lead (usually 2 PbCO₃+ PbH₂O₂); largely used as a white paint, formerly also in medicine for ointments, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > mineral medicine > [noun] > medicines prepared from other minerals king's silverc1400 sulphurc1400 cerusec1405 mummy1601 sal-prunella1664 prunella salt1721 antimonial1728 mummia1770 the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitener > [noun] > white pigment or paint white leadlOE whitea1300 blank plumbc1325 cerusec1405 white earth1448 Spanish white1546 litharge1551 mineral white1651 flake-white1660 Vienna white1816 permanent white1822 zinc white1847 constant white1854 Krems1854 Cremnitz1874 silver-white1875 lithoponea1884 baryta white1885 Charlton white1885 titanium white1920 the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > lead > [noun] > compounds > white lead white leadlOE cerusec1405 c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 632 Borace, Ceruce [v.r. seruse], ne Oille of Tartre noon..That hym myghte helpen. a1500 in Early Eng. Misc. (1855) 72 To temper ceruse. 1585 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Health (new ed.) sig. F j Cerusse dropped into thyne eyes taketh away the paine and cleareth the eyes. 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) ii. ii. i. i. 202 Galen hath taken exceptions at such waters, which runne through leaden pipes,..for that vnctuous ceruse, which causes dysenteries and fluxes. 1748 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 45 107 A Phial coated within and without with Ceruse, i.e. the Calx of Lead. 1806 W. Henry Epitome Chem. (ed. 4) iii. ii. 384 The insolubility of the cerusse in boiling distilled vinegar. 1873 A. W. Williamson Chem. for Students (ed. 3) §168 Until a thick crust of ceruse is formed over the surface of the lead. b. esp. as a paint or cosmetic for the skin: often used vaguely. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion > paints or colours tincturec1400 popping?c1450 ceruse1519 fard1540 parget1593 fucus1600 paint1600 blanch1601 complexion1601 priming colour1616 complexion-maker1619 whitewash1649 blanc1764 blusher1965 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xviii. f. 169 They whyte theyr face, necke, and pappis with cerusse. 1605 B. Jonson Sejanus ii. i. 63 'Tis the Sunne Hath giu'n some little taint vnto the Ceruse, You should haue vs'd of the white oyle I gaue you. View more context for this quotation 1623 P. Massinger Duke of Millaine v. ii. sig. M2^v Your Ladiship lookes pale But I, your Docter, haue a ceruse for you. 1653 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James i. 23 The artificial cerusse and varnish of the face. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. i. 44 Others, make Posies of her Cheeks..In which the Lilly, and the Rose For Indian Lake, and Ceruse goes. 1754 Connoisseur No. 5 At Paris the face of every lady you meet is besmeared with unguent, ceruss, and plaister. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI xlviii. 127 Youth, ceruse, Against his heart preferred their usual claims. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Johnson in Biogr. 84 Johnson..whose eye-sight was too weak to distinguish ceruse from natural bloom. 2. The native carbonate of lead; = cerussite n. †3. ceruse of antimony n. ‘a preparation of the regulus of that mineral, powdered, mixed with spirit of nitre, and distilled in a retort till no more fumes will rise’ (Chambers Cycl. Supp. 1753). ΚΠ a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) xxxviii. 233 A Parcel of his own Ceruss of Antimony. 1755 J. Huxham in Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 863 The common antimonium diaphoreticum, or ceruss of antimony. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † cerusev. Etymology: < ceruse n. Obsolete. transitive. To paint (the face) with ceruse. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > beautify (the skin or complexion) [verb (transitive)] > paint or colour painta1382 farcec1400 farda1450 parget1581 complexion1612 surfle1633 cerusea1640 petre1656 lacquer1688 whitewasha1704 enamel1804 peachify1853 to mug up1859 highlight1935 a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. v, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ccccc/1 What Ladies cheek, Though cerus'd over, comes neere it? 1667 Direct. to Painter 38 Vermilion this mans guilt, ceruse his fears. Derivatives cerused adj. ΚΠ 1679 in J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Spanish Curate (new ed.) v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. sig. T4/1 I dare tell you, To your new cerus'd [1647 reads cerviz'd] face, what I have spoken Freely behind your back. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.c1405v.a1640
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