litharge
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English litarge, from Old French litarge, from Latin lithargyrus, from Ancient Greek λιθάργυρος (lithárguros), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + αργυρός (argurós, “silver”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪθɑːd͡ʒ/
- (General American) enPR: lĭthʹärj, IPA(key): /ˈlɪθɑɹd͡ʒ/
Noun
[edit]litharge (countable and uncountable, plural litharges)
- lead monoxide (PbO) a toxic solid formed from oxidation of lead in air, and used as a pigment.
- 1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 86:
- Yes: living among the cohabations[sic] of Faust himself, among the litharge and agate and hyacinth and pearls.
- 1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 227:
- 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.
Translations
[edit]lead monoxide
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Noun
[edit]litharge f (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “litharge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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