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Definition of blacklead in English: blackleadnounˈblaklɛdˈblæklɛd 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: blackleadnounˈblæklɛdˈblakled 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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