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rusma|ˈrʌzmə|
Also 9 rhusma.
[app. ad. Turk. khirisma, ad. Gr. χρῖσµα ointment (see chrism).]
A depilatory composed of lime and orpiment, now chiefly used in tanning.
1615G. Sandys Trav. (1637) 69 [They] take away the haire with a composition of rusma (a minerall of Cyprus) and unsleakt lime. 1681Grew Musæum iii. §ii. ii. 332 A Piece of Rusma or crude Zernick. 1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) III. 75/1 It is composed of a mineral called rusma, which is of a deep brown. 1839Ure Dict. Arts 387 The rusma should never be applied but to a small surface at a time. 1872Crookes tr. Wagner's Handbk. Chem. Technol. 87 Orpiment is used..to prepare what is called rusma, a paste applied in dressing skins in order to remove the hair. |