cerussae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cerussa, cerussae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
carbonate of lead; white lead, ceruse; (for paint/cosmetics/medicine/poison);
dat. sg.gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...dudum adversatrix erat. PHILEM. Cedo cerussam. SC. Quid cerussa opust nam? PHILEM. Qui malas oblinam. SC. Vna opera..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...spleniato saepe prodeam mento Albave pictus sana labra cerussa, Philaeni, quaeris? basiare te nolo. XXIII Iam numerat placido..."
