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Webster 1913 Edition

black-lead

Blackˊlead′

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black-lead

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Verb.
T.
To coat or to polish with black lead (graphite).

Webster 1828 Edition

Black-lead

BLACK'-LEAD

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Noun.
A mineral of a dark steel-gray color, and of a scaly texture, composed of carbon, with a small portion of iron. This name, black-lead, is improper, as it contains no lead. It is called plumbago, and technically graphite, as it is used for pencils.

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