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Ceruse Greek Sb White Lead Women Painted Faces

Front Ceruse,
Back sb. ceruse, white lead, with which women painted their faces, MD; ceruce, C._OF. ceruse (Cotg.); Lat. cerussa; cp. Gr. [Greek: kaeroton], a cerate or salve used as a cosmetic, from [Greek: kaeros], bees_wax.

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