cerused

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

"Your cerused lips and bandaged chin seem well ; Pray what's amiss? " Philænis, if I've got to tell—I dread your kiss.

1911, Martial, Paul Nixon (translator), A Roman Wit: Epigrams of Martial Rendered Into English by Paul Nixon, page 74

He surveyed the chamber filled with vibrant silks and the white powdered wigs adorning old beaux and grande dames, cerused and patched in the prevailing fashion.

2011, Emery Lee, Fortune's Son

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

Flynn's design for the kitchen incorporates a combination of cerused teak cabinetry, bronzed steel, and basaltina volcanic stone counters. By using the same cerused-teak in the bedroom for a wall of storage, Flynn created a sense of continuity he hoped would both render the space more modern and increase the perception of continuous space.

2019, Anthony Iannacci, New York Design at Home, page 80