litharge
nounUK /ˈlɪθɑːd͡ʒ/ · US /ˈlɪθɑɹd͡ʒ/
Etymology From Middle English litarge, from Old French litarge, from Latin lithargyrus, from Ancient Greek λιθάργυρος (lithárguros), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + αργυρός (argurós, “silver”).
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lead monoxide (PbO) a toxic solid formed from oxidation of lead in air, and used as a pigment.
- Yes: living among the cohabations^([sic]) of Faust himself, among the litharge and agate and hyacinth and pearls.1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 86:
- From an inner pocket he produces a costly Ramillies Wig, shakes it out in a brisk Cloud of scented Litharge, and claps it on, with a minimum of fuss, over his ascetic’s Crop.1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 227: