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black leads

black leads is the plural of black lead.

Meaning of black lead

Noun

black lead (countable and uncountable, plural black leads)

  1. (historical) The metal lead.
    Antonyms:
    white lead
  2. Graphite, especially as used in pencils.
  3. (countable) A graphite pencil.
  4. (historical) A type of polish made from graphite, used for kitchen cleaning and blackening grates.
    • She always washed without soap: there were no hearth-stones nor black-lead dust for the stoves; nor a cake of whitening for the kitchen-grate […].1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 271

Questions about black leads

What is black leads the plural of?
Black leads is the plural of black lead.

Words near black leads in the dictionary

  1. black lands
  2. black latten
  3. Black Law
  4. Black Laws
  5. black lead
  6. black leads
  7. black legend
  8. black legends
  9. Black Legion
  10. black lemur
  11. black lemurs

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