red-leadv.
/ˌrɛdˈlɛd/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌ(l)ɛd/ Now chiefly historical.
transitive. To apply paint containing red lead to (metal, a ship, etc.); to paint with red lead.
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society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (transitive)] > paint > paint using other specific material or process
red-lead1871
Aspinall1889
spray-paint1928
artex1976
the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > making or becoming red > make red [verb (transitive)] > with dye, stain, or pigment
purple?a1475
ruddle1538
bloody1590
sanguine1591
scutchanele1596
vermeil1596
vermilion1606
gule1609
incarnadinea1616
raddle1631
vermilion1656
bow-dyea1658
reddle1663
miniate1670
rud1680
tiver1792
red-ochre1805
roucou1817
vermilionize1854
red-lead1871
1871 Times 9 Dec. 6/3 Two of the five girders mentioned..had been scraped and red-leaded, without defects being found or noticed.
1890 Daily News 30 Sept. 3/2 The work of chipping, scraping, and red-leading her iron work is being proceeded with.
1936 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 29 14 All the metal parts should be galvanized and red leaded.
1991 Ships Monthly Apr. 18/2 Whilst in port we worked from 9–5 on various jobs..chipping and red-leading the ship's side.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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