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Variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content
Lead glass, commonly called crystal, is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass. Lead glass typically
Lead_glass
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaded glass may refer to: Lead glass, potassium silicate glass which has been impregnated with a small amount of lead oxide in its fabrication Lead came
Leaded_glass
Transparent non-crystalline solid material
known glass objects were beads, perhaps created accidentally during metalworking or the production of faience, which is a form of pottery using lead glazes
Glass
Chemical element with atomic number 82 (Pb)
and often fading. Lead-based coloring agents are used in ceramic glazes and glass, especially for red and yellow shades. While lead paints are phased
Lead
Type of musical instrument
The glass harmonica, also known as the glass armonica, glass harmonium, bowl organ, hydrocrystalophone, or simply the armonica or harmonica is a type of
Glass_harmonica
Colored glass and works that are made from it
domestic lead light and objets d'art created from glasswork, for example in the famous lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. As a material stained glass is glass that
Stained_glass
Glass colored with uranium oxide
Uranium glass or vaseline glass or canary glass is glass which has had uranium, usually in oxide diuranate form, added to a glass mix before melting for
Uranium_glass
American glass company
Libbey, Inc., (formerly Libbey Glass Company and New England Glass Company) is a glass production company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. It was originally
Libbey_Incorporated
Type of lead-acid battery
from flooded lead-acid batteries in that the electrolyte is held in the glass mats, as opposed to freely flooding the plates. Thin glass fibers are woven
VRLA_battery
Type of optical glass
produce a potash lead glass that was the precursor to English lead crystal. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flint glass. Crown glass (optics) Chromatic
Flint_glass
Type of safety glass processed to increase its strength
stress Borosilicate glass Fire glass Superglass Low-iron glass Stained glass Lead glass Pressed glass Superfest (a chemically hardened glass also known as CV-Glas
Tempered_glass
High-strength glass, made of silica and boron trioxide
Borosilicate glass is a type of glass with silica and boron trioxide as the main glass-forming constituents. The glass has numerous advantages over regular
Borosilicate_glass
Variety of corundum, mineral, gemstone
become more frequent in recent years, is lead glass filling. Filling the fractures inside the ruby with lead glass (or a similar material) dramatically improves
Ruby
Production methods of colored glass
glass. Lead crystal with added nickel acquires purplish color. Nickel together with a small amount of cobalt was used for decolorizing of lead glass.
Glass coloring and color marking
Glass_coloring_and_color_marking
Type of glass
Soda–lime glass, also called soda–lime–silica glass, is the transparent glass used for windowpanes and glass containers (bottles and jars) for beverages
Soda–lime_glass
Vacuum tube used to display images
implosion that can hurl glass at great velocity. The face is typically made of thick lead glass or special barium-strontium glass to be shatter-resistant
Cathode_ray_tube
Glass production in England (c. 1500–1800)
glass. Monastic decrees later banned the use of wood fuel which was then replaced by the less expensive alternative of coal. The development of lead glass
Early_modern_glass_in_England
English businessman (1632–1683)
import/export and glass making trades. He is primarily known for his work in developing clear lead crystal glass (also known as flint glass) in England. Little
George_Ravenscroft
Type of borosilicate crown glass
for "crown" (Krone) and the number 9 refers to the lead oxide content of the glass (9%). K9 glass has high optical clarity, and is used in many contexts
K9_glass
Rare type of art glass
Glass Glossary" says about its manufacture: "A gather of soda glass was cased in lead glass, coated in powdered colored glass and again cased in lead
Moss_agate_glass
Regional glass product
lead in crystal softens the glass and makes it more accessible for cutting and engraving. Lead increases the weight of the glass and causes the glass
Bohemian_glass
Glass with geometrical incised patterns
Traditional hand-cutting continues, but gives a much more expensive product. Lead glass has long been misleadingly called "crystal" by the industry, evoking the
Cut_glass
Window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges
with leaded glass, which refers to glass panes held in place with strips of lead called cames (leaded glass should not be confused with lead glass, which
Casement_window
Glass consisting of pure silica
differs from all other commercial glasses, such as soda–lime glass, lead glass, or borosilicate glass, in which other ingredients are added which change the
Fused_quartz
Glass material used in lenses
Thoriated glass is a glass material used in the manufacture of optical systems, specifically photographic lenses. It is useful to this process due to its
Thoriated_glass
Type of glass for drinking wine, most often stemware
A wine glass is a type of glass that is used for drinking or tasting wine. Most wine glasses are stemware (goblets), composed of three parts: the bowl
Wine_glass
Type of radiation protection
Lead shielding refers to the use of lead as a form of radiation protection to shield people or objects from radiation so as to reduce the effective dose
Lead_shielding
Material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass
Glass fiber (or glass fibre) is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass. Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with
Glass_fiber
Glass with features that make it less likely to cause injury
include toughened glass (also known as tempered glass), laminated glass, and wire mesh glass (also known as wired glass). Toughened glass was invented in
Safety_glass
Translucent polycrystalline solid
Glass-ceramics are polycrystalline materials produced through controlled crystallization of base glass, producing a fine uniform dispersion of crystals
Glass-ceramic
Airtight seal which joins glass and metal surfaces
Glass-to-metal seals are a type of mechanical seal which joins glass and metal surfaces. They are very important elements in the construction of vacuum
Glass-to-metal_seal
Opaque or translucent, milk white or colored glass
Milk glass is an opaque or translucent, milk white or colored glass that can be blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. First made in Venice in
Milk_glass
Type of plastic reinforced by glass fiber
plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass cloth. The plastic
Fiberglass
Processing of turning glass waste into usable products
Glass recycling is the process of collecting, processing, and re-manufacturing waste glass into new products. Glass is ideal for recycling because it
Glass_recycling
Surface reactive glass-ceramic biomaterial
glasses are a group of surface reactive glass-ceramic biomaterials and include the original bioactive glass, Bioglass. The biocompatibility and bioactivity
Bioactive_glass
Diamond simulant
Today the name "rhinestone" applies only to varieties of lead glass known as crystal glass. The availability of such products increased greatly in the
Rhinestone
Red-colored glass made by adding gold to molten glass
Cranberry glass or 'Gold Ruby' glass is a red glass made by adding gold salts or colloidal gold to molten glass. Tin, in the form of stannous chloride
Cranberry_glass
Reversible transition in amorphous materials
The glass–liquid transition, or glass transition, is the gradual and reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline
Glass_transition
Type of glass produced in medieval Europe
Forest glass (German: Waldglas) is a type of medieval glass produced in northwestern and central Europe from approximately 1000–1700 AD using wood ash
Forest_glass
Type of drinkware
A faceted glass or granyonyi stakan (Russian: гранёный стакан, lit. 'faceted glass') (Ukrainian: гранчак, romanized: hranchak, derived from грань, meaning
Faceted_glass
(like borosilicate, flint, aluminosilicate, soda lime, lead or quartz glass), allows the use of glass tubing in many applications. For example, laboratory
Glass_tube
Art form
Glass bead making has long traditions, with the oldest known beads dating over 3,000 years. People have been making beads out of glass since at least Ancient
Glass_bead_making
Divider bar in a glass window
The heart is the part of the came that the glass pieces rest against inside the channel. The width of lead came pattern lines is usually 1/16 inch and
Came
French glass making company
century. Following the death of René, Lalique transitioned to producing lead glass (crystal) works during the 1950s while under the direction of René's son
Lalique
Poisoning caused by lead in the body
[unreliable medical source?] In addition, lead miners and smelters, plumbers and fitters, auto mechanics, glass manufacturers, construction workers, battery
Lead_poisoning
Optical lenses that darken on exposure to certain wavelengths of light
Photochromic lenses may be made of polycarbonate, or another plastic. Glass lenses use visible light to darken. They are principally used in glasses
Photochromic_lens
Glass object created by dripping molten glass into cold water
or Batavian tears) are toughened glass beads created by dripping molten glass into cold water, which causes the glass to solidify into a tadpole-shaped
Prince_Rupert's_drop
Glassmaking tradition from Venice, Italy
Venetian glass (Italian: vetro veneziano) is glassware made in Venice, typically on the island of Murano near the city. Traditionally it is made with
Venetian_glass
Glass developed by Tiffany Studios in New York City
Tiffany glass refers to the many types of art glass developed and produced from 1878 to 1932 at the Tiffany Studios in New York City, by Louis Comfort
Tiffany_glass
Art, substantially or wholly made of glass
forming glass were honed on these vessels. For instance, the millefiori technique dates back at least to Rome. More recently, lead glass or crystal glass were
Glass_art
Material
Self-cleaning glass is a specific type of glass with a surface that keeps itself free of dirt and grime. The field of self-cleaning coatings on glass is divided
Self-cleaning_glass
Tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area
low and the meniscus is convex at a vertical wall (as for mercury in a glass container).[citation needed] On the other hand, when adhesion dominates
Surface_tension
Hygroscopic chemical compound of variable Na2O/SiO2 ratio precursor of waterglass
compounds, chiefly the metasilicate, also called waterglass, water glass, or liquid glass. The product has a wide variety of uses, including the formulation
Sodium_silicate
Type of glasswork
are soda-lime glass and lead glass, both called "soft glass", and borosilicate glass, often called "hard glass". Leaded glass tubing was commonly used in
Lampworking
Glass joined with came strips or foil
range of glasswork, including stained glass and lead light pieces. Came is made of different metals, such as lead, zinc, brass and copper. The metal came
Came_glasswork
Process for relieving stress in manufactured glass
Annealing is a process of slowly cooling hot glass objects after they have been formed, to relieve residual internal stresses introduced during manufacture
Annealing_(glass)
Ceiling light fixture
the best glass, and lead glass that is perfectly clear was not produced until 1816. Although France is believed to have produced lead glass in the late-17th
Chandelier
Electrode that is pH-sensitive
A glass electrode is a type of ion-selective electrode made of a doped glass membrane that is sensitive to a specific ion. The most common application
Glass_electrode
Czech glass manufacturer
its beginnings in 1857, as a polishing and glass engraving workshop, it developed into a lead-free glass manufacturer lasting through the 20th century
Moser_(glass_company)
Deep blue glass coloured with cobalt
Cobalt glass, also known as "smalt" when ground as a pigment, is a deep blue coloured glass prepared by including a cobalt compound, typically cobalt oxide
Cobalt_glass
Type of glass
Crown glass is a type of optical glass used in lenses and other optical components. It has relatively low refractive index (≈1.52) and low dispersion (with
Crown_glass_(optics)
Rechargeable battery type often used in motor vehicles
requirements. Gel cell and absorbed glass mat batteries are common in these roles, collectively known as valve-regulated lead–acid (VRLA) batteries. When charged
Lead–acid_battery
Construction element consisting of at least two glass plates
Insulating glass (IG) consists of two or more glass window panes separated by a space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope. A
Insulated_glazing
Church in County Cavan, Ireland
and consecrated in 1947. There are artistic stained glass windows by George Collie. Six stained glass windows from the studios of Harry Clarke were added
Cavan_Cathedral
Reflective road paint
Consequently, glass beads contaminated with toxic elements found their way to the markets. In the past, heavy metals such as arsenic, antimony, and lead were added
Glass bead road surface marking
Glass_bead_road_surface_marking
Clarke (1889–1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. He produced more than 130 stained glass windows, he and his brother Walter having
Stained glass windows by Harry Clarke
Stained_glass_windows_by_Harry_Clarke
Shielded nuclear radiation containment chamber
most commonly, lead glass is used. There are several densities for lead glass, but the most common is 5.2 g/cm3. A rough calculation for lead equivalence
Hot_cell
Workplace phenomenon affecting women in leadership roles
glass cliff is a phenomenon described by psychologists Michelle K. Ryan and S. Alexander Haslam, in which women are more likely to break the "glass ceiling"
Glass_cliff
The history of glass-making dates back to around the mid-third millennium BCE. Archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in Syria
History_of_glass
Projectile-resistant transparent armor
Bulletproof glass, ballistic glass, transparent armor, or bullet-resistant glass is a strong and optically transparent material that is particularly resistant
Bulletproof_glass
Material; type of glass
Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal of a low melting point, typically tin, although lead was used for
Float_glass
Phosphor oxide based glass in which SiO2 is replaced by P2O5 as network former
efficient heat absorbers. Iron phosphate and lead iron phosphate glass are alternatives to borosilicate glass for immobilization of radioactive waste. Phosphate
Phosphate_glass
Chemical compound
applications for PbO are mostly in lead-based industrial glass and industrial ceramics, including computer components. Lead oxide exists in two polymorphs:
Lead(II)_oxide
Fused coating on ceramic objects
glass around 1500 BC, in the Middle East and Egypt with alkali glazes including ash glaze, and in China, using ground feldspar. By around 100 BC lead-glazing
Ceramic_glaze
Stemmed glass used to serve mixed drinks
glass is a stemmed glass with an inverted bowl, mainly used to serve straight-up cocktails. The glass is similar to a cocktail glass or martini glass
Nick_&_Nora_(glass)
American art glass designer (1848–1933)
decorative arts and is best known for his work in art glass, especially stained glass and Favrile glass. He is associated with the art nouveau and aesthetic
Louis_Comfort_Tiffany
Textile made from the amorphous solid
Glass cloth is a textile material woven from glass fiber yarn. Glass cloth was originally developed to be used in greenhouse paneling, allowing sunlight's
Glass_cloth
Object that reflects an image
A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror forms an image of whatever is in front of
Mirror
Material used in dentistry as a filling material
bracket attachment. Glass-ionomer cements are based on the reaction of silicate glass-powder (calciumaluminofluorosilicate glass) and polyacrylic acid
Glass_ionomer_cement
Optical filter glass
Wood's glass is an optical filter glass invented in 1903 by American physicist Robert Williams Wood (1868–1955), which allows ultraviolet and infrared
Wood's_glass
Chemically strengthened glass is a type of glass that has increased strength as a result of a post-production chemical process. When broken, it still shatters
Chemically_strengthened_glass
Clear glass with microscopic metal particles sensitive to UV light
Photosensitive glass, also called photostructurable glass (PSG) or photomachinable glass, is a glass in the lithium-silicate family of glasses onto which
Photosensitive_glass
Glass containing one or more of sulfur, selenium and tellurium
Chalcogenide glass (pronounced hard ch as in chemistry) is a glass containing one or more heavy chalcogens (sulfur, selenium or tellurium; polonium is
Chalcogenide_glass
Type of drinking glass
non-lead glass, taking inspiration from the forms produced in England (façon d'Angleterre) during the first half of the 18th century. History of glass Dwarf
Heavy_baluster_glass
Type of glass commonly used in semiconductor device fabrication
Phosphosilicate glass, commonly referred to by the acronym PSG, is a silicate glass commonly used in semiconductor device fabrication for intermetal layers
Phosphosilicate_glass
Style of glass art
Art glass is a subset of glass art, this latter covering the whole range of art made from glass. Art glass normally refers only to pieces made since the
Art_glass
Physical properties of common glasses
otherwise, the properties of fused silica (quartz glass) and germania glass are derived from the SciGlass glass database by forming the arithmetic mean of all
List of physical properties of glass
List_of_physical_properties_of_glass
Fluorosilicate glass (FSG) is a glass material composed primarily of fluorine, silicon and oxygen. It has a number of uses in industry and manufacturing
Fluorosilicate_glass
American architect (1867–1959)
other commercial projects. Wright-designed interior elements (including leaded glass windows, floors, furniture and even tableware) were integrated into these
Frank_Lloyd_Wright
Melting points of chemical mixtures
in the glass industry because crystallization can cause severe problems during the glass melting and forming processes, and it also may lead to product
Liquidus_and_solidus
Class of glasses based on fluorides rather than oxides
Fluoride glass is a class of non-oxide optical glasses composed of fluorides of various metals. They can contain heavy metals such as zirconium, or be
Fluoride_glass
Device for receiving and viewing video content
the early 1970s, most color TVs replaced leaded glass in the face panel with vitrified strontium oxide glass, which also blocked x-ray emissions but allowed
Television_set
glassware could be lead crystal or made from soda-lime, with crystal including lead as a key additive while soda-lime glass excludes lead. Glassware could
19th-century glass categories in the United States
19th-century_glass_categories_in_the_United_States
Piece of mineral crystal used to make jewelry
sapphires. In 2006 "glass-filled rubies" received publicity. Rubies over 10 carats (2 g) with large fractures were filled with lead glass, thus dramatically
Gemstone
Lighthouse in New Jersey, United States
retains its original first-order fixed Fresnel lens. The lens is made of lead glass and weighs 12,800 pounds (5,800 kg) As the light was fixed (non-flashing)
Absecon_Lighthouse
Defunct popular glassware company
Company used European glass production methods learned by their founders in Germany. The glass that was made was lead flint glass, which is made mostly
Seneca_Glass_Company
2017 American drama film
The Glass Castle is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Cretton, Andrew Lanham, and Marti Noxon.
The_Glass_Castle_(2017_film)
Microscopic spheres
Glass microspheres are microscopic spheres of glass manufactured for a wide variety of uses in research, medicine, consumer goods and various industries
Glass_microsphere
Style of drinking cup
original Glencairn glass is approximately 115 mm (4+1⁄2 in) in height and has been available in three variations: 24% lead crystal, lead-free crystal, and
Glencairn_whisky_glass
Decorative and literary arts style in England, mid-1600s
Restoration period were the emergence of the English glass industry, following the invention of lead glass by George Ravenscroft around 1676, and the manufacture
Restoration_style
LEAD GLASS
LEAD GLASS
Female
English
(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Castor, Pollux and Helen.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Reduced form of Scottish McLean.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a loud, rushing stream, Old English hl̄de, or a habitational name from Lead in West Yorkshire, which is named from Old English lǣd ‘water course’ or Old English hlēda ‘ledge’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leake.
Male
Hebrew
(×ֶלְעַד) Contracted form of Hebrew El'adah, ELAD means "whom God puts on."
Female
English
 Variant spelling of Old English Lea, LEAH means "meadow." Compare with other forms of Leah.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Female
Greek
(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Kastor, Pollux and Helen.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Danish, Finnish, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Swedish, Telugu
Lead
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent)
English (chiefly Kent) : from Middle English heved ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the head of a stream or valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal names Lēofa (masculine) and Lēofe (feminine) ‘dear’, ‘beloved’. These names were in part short forms of various compound names with this first element, in part independent affectionate bynames.English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived in a densely foliated area, from Middle English lēaf ‘leaf’; a certain Robert Intheleaves is recorded in London in the 14th century.Americanized form of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv, an ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’.English translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Blatt.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and Irish
Scottish and Irish : possibly a reduced and altered form of McLeish.English : see Lees 2.Americanized form of German Lasch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Female
Hebrew
(לֵ×ָה) Hebrew name LEAH means "weary." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's first wife. Compare with other forms of Leah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’.Respelling of German Nied.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with the Germanic element lÄr ‘clearing’.English : variant of Layer.English : nickname from Old English hlÄ“or ‘cheek’, ‘face’Irish : reduced Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Giolla Uidhir ‘son of the swarthy lad’ or ‘son of the servant of Odhar’, a byname from odhar (genitive uidhir) ‘dun-colored’, ‘weatherbeaten’. Compare McAleer.
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LEAD GLASS
Girl/Female
Hindu
Respectable
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Irish
Serves Christ.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Moon-like Face
Girl/Female
Indian
Prophet ismails mother (The wife of prophet Ibrahim)
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Peaceful
Boy/Male
Hindu
Pleasant
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lovable Part of All; Love; Part of Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
English
Feminine God will judge.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Unfettered camel
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v. t.
To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.
n.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
n.
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
v. t.
To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
v. t.
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man.
imp. & p. p.
of Lead
n.
A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.
v. t.
To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.
v. t.
To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages.
v. t.
To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter.
v. t.
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party.
imp. & p. p.
of Lead.
n.
A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils.
a.
Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.
a.
Resembling lead.
n.
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
a.
Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.
imp. & p. p.
of Read
n.
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.
v. t.
To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices.