单词 | ceruse |
释义 | ceruse/ˈsɪəruːs![]() ![]() noun Archaic term for white lead.The white lead made hair fall out; and the extensive use of ceruse through the Elizabethan era explains the fashion for high foreheads, as hairlines receded....
OriginLate Middle English: via Old French from Latin cerussa, perhaps from Greek kēros 'wax'. |
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