black lead

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The metal lead. countable,historical,uncountable
  2. Graphite, especially as used in pencils. countable,uncountable
  3. A graphite pencil. countable
  4. A type of polish made from graphite, used for kitchen cleaning and blackening grates. countable,historical,uncountable
    — 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 […].

词形变化

black leads plural blacklead alternative black-lead alternative

词源

In the sense of lead, calque of Latin plumbum nigrum (“lead”, literally “black lead”).
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