blackleadedadj.
/ˈblaklɛdəd/, U.S. /ˈblækˌlɛdəd/ Coated in or treated with graphite. See black lead n. 2.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > [adjective] > blackened > with blacklead
blackleaded1798
plumbagoed1860
1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. xiv. 422 The lines..may be accurately transferred..by the intervention of black-leaded paper.
1845 A. Ure Recent Improvem. Arts, Manuf., & Mines (ed. 2) 83 A thin film of gold or silver,..which films are better than the blackleaded surfaces for receiving the copper deposite.
c1865 G. Gore in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 220/1 Zinc deposits spread over blackleaded surfaces.
1911 S. Field Princ. Electro-deposition xii. 174 A blackleaded wax or guttapercha mould is placed face upwards in a solution of copper sulphate.
1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) i. 14 At the back of the house was the kitchen with black-leaded hob and oven.
2001 B. Jacques Castaways Flying Dutchman 247 All the woodwork had been painted dark blue,..some of it showing blisters around the blackleaded iron fireplace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1798