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Meaning of RUSMA

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rus"ma\, n. [Corrupt. from Turk. khyryzma a paste used as
a depilatory, fr. Gr. ? an unguent; cf. F. rusma.]
A depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the
Turks. See {Rhusma}.

 

 

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