Ceruse

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ceruse \Ce"ruse\, n. [F. c['e]ruse, L. cerussa.]
     1. White lead, used as a pigment. See {White lead}, under
        {White}.
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     2. A cosmetic containing white lead.


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              To distinguish ceruse from natural bloom.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     3. (Min.) The native carbonate of lead.
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