cerused

Adjective

cerused (not comparable)

1. Washed with a preparation of white lead as a cosmetic treatment.
   • My wants have not transformed me: I dare tell you, / To your new-cerused face1623 January 5 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Spanish Curat”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey...
   • Because I though myself more deserving of such a dignity, being more like a man, and able to render more service to the king than you who are so cerused, shaved, and painted about the eyes, face, and skin.1858, Truman Slater, A New Compendium of Ancient History, Geography, and Chronology, page 178
2. Finished with a whitening pigment that fills the grain, originally white lead, but in more recent times using less toxic pigments.
   • Traverse the lobby's inlaid marble floor and cream Venetian-plastered walls and ascend one level to the reception area, lounge and bar boasting cerused dark wood floors, 15-foot-high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows facing Thompson Street.2001 July, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 46, number 7, page 127
   • Furnishings of teak and cerused oak inside and out compliment bona fide classics such as the Barcelona chairs in the living room and Eames lounge in the master bedroom .2017, Steven M. Price, Trousdale Estates