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单词 blacklead
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Definition of blacklead in English:

blacklead

nounˈblaklɛdˈblæklɛd
  • another term for graphite
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My mom used to blacklead the stove - we lived in a council house which had a Yorkshire Range and she polished it with blacklead out of a tin.
    • Strand upon strand bonded to the blacklead with a binding agent known only to few.
    • The grate will need no other cleaning, but will merely require dusting every day, and occasionally brushing with a dry blacklead brush.
    • The blacklead pencils have HB lead that is extremely tough and able to withstand a great deal of maltreatment!
    • Works can be rendered in blacklead or metallic pencil or in colour using various mediums or in monotone or duotone or in black and white.
    • Slate is composed of clay, lime, quartz and blacklead, which because of thousands of years of pressure, have melted together.
verb ˈblaklɛd
[with object]
  • Polish (metal, especially cast iron) with graphite.

    the kitchen range hadn't been blackleaded for ages
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Blacklead brushes and polish were used to blacklead the kitchen range every morning after the fire had been cleaned out.
    • The fireplace dates from about 1840 and needed regular blackleading and polishing.
    • When they are required, the bars, cheeks, and back of the grate will need blackleading in the usual manner.
    • It is made of cast iron and would have been blackleaded every week.
    • Windows were cleaned, grates were blackleaded, furniture polished and the front doorstep and flags were whitened.
 
 

Definition of blacklead in US English:

blacklead

nounˈblæklɛdˈblakled
  • another term for graphite
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Works can be rendered in blacklead or metallic pencil or in colour using various mediums or in monotone or duotone or in black and white.
    • Strand upon strand bonded to the blacklead with a binding agent known only to few.
    • My mom used to blacklead the stove - we lived in a council house which had a Yorkshire Range and she polished it with blacklead out of a tin.
    • The blacklead pencils have HB lead that is extremely tough and able to withstand a great deal of maltreatment!
    • Slate is composed of clay, lime, quartz and blacklead, which because of thousands of years of pressure, have melted together.
    • The grate will need no other cleaning, but will merely require dusting every day, and occasionally brushing with a dry blacklead brush.
 
 
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