Ce"ruse (?), n. [F. c'eruse, L. cerussa.]
1.
White lead, used as a pigment. See White lead, under White.
2.
A cosmetic containing white lead.
To distinguish ceruse from natural bloom. Macaulay.
3. Min.
The native carbonate of lead.
© Webster 1913.
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