massicot

Etymology
Borrowed from ; English is a corruption.

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Usage notes

 * Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.

Translations

 * Spanish: masicote

Etymology 1
Influenced by, but ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) massicot

Etymology 2
From the name of Guillaume Massiquot (1797-1870), the inventor of the machine. Previously the common noun was also spelt.

Noun

 * 1) guillotine, a machine for cutting paper and sheet metal