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blacklead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
black-lead
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cover, treat or polish with graphite

noun

Alternative form of black lead.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From black + lead.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blackleads (present, singular) blackleading (participle, present) blackleaded (participle, past) blackleaded (past) blackleads (plural)

Questions

What does blacklead mean?
To cover, treat or polish with graphite
Where does blacklead come from?
From black + lead.

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