massicot
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massicot
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French massicot; English masticot is a corruption.
Pronunciation
Noun
massicot (countable and uncountable, plural massicots)
- (chemistry) lead monoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment; also, lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4.
- 1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 169:
- Besides orpiment, already referred to, one occasionally gets mention of massicot, a yellow lead paint.
Usage notes
- Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.
Translations
lead monoxide
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Influenced by Italian marzacotto, but ultimately from Arabic مرداسنج (“lead oxide”).
Noun
massicot m (plural massicots)
Etymology 2
From the name of Guillaume Massiquot (1797-1870), the inventor of the machine. Previously the common noun was also spelt massiquot.
Noun
massicot m (plural massicots)
- guillotine, a machine for cutting paper and sheet metal
Derived terms
Further reading
- “massicot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.