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White pigment
Lead white is a thick, opaque, and heavy white pigment composed primarily of basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2, with a crystalline molecular structure
Lead_white
Chemical compound
White lead is the basic lead carbonate 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2. It is a complex salt, containing both carbonate and hydroxide ions. White lead occurs naturally
White_lead
Paint containing lead compounds as pigments
lead(II,IV) oxide (Pb 3O 4, "red lead"), and lead(II) carbonate (PbCO 3, "white lead") are the most common forms. Lead is added to paint to accelerate
Lead_paint
Chemical element with atomic number 82 (Pb)
powdered lead, like many metals, is pyrophoric and burns with a bluish-white flame. Lead reacts with fluorine at room temperature to form lead(II) fluoride
Lead
Lightest color
white, red, yellow and black. For painting, the Greeks used the highly toxic pigment lead white, made by a long and laborious process. A plain white toga
White
Inorganic pigment
Zinc white is an inorganic pigment composed of zinc oxide that has been used by painters since the late eighteenth century. Alongside lead and titanium
Zinc_white
American television evangelist (born 1966)
announced the creation of a White House Faith Office with White as its leader. The appointment of White to lead the White House Faith Office drew criticism
Paula_White-Cain
Poisoning caused by lead in the body
Lead poisoning, also known as plumbism and saturnism, is a type of metal poisoning caused by the presence of lead in the human body. Symptoms of lead
Lead_poisoning
American basketball player (born 1994)
San Antonio a 2–1 lead in the first round of the 2019 playoffs. On December 21, 2020, the Spurs announced that they had signed White to a reported four-year
Derrick_White
Chemical compound
Lead(II) acetate, also known as lead(II) ethanoate and formerly known as sugar of lead, is a white crystalline chemical compound with a slightly sweet
Lead(II)_acetate
Liquid fuel derived from petroleum
engines) is measured by its octane rating or performance number. Tetraethyl lead was once widely used to increase the octane rating but is not used in modern
Gasoline
Rechargeable battery type often used in motor vehicles
White corrosion is usually lead or zinc sulfate crystals. Aluminum connectors corrode to aluminum sulfate. Copper connectors produce blue and white corrosion
Lead–acid_battery
International Labour Organization Convention
White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 is an International Labour Organization Convention established in 1921 to advance the prohibition of using white
White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921
White_Lead_(Painting)_Convention,_1921
White pigment invented in the 20th century
higher tinting strength and hiding power than earlier white pigments such as lead white and zinc white. This meant manufacturers needed less pigment to achieve
Titanium_white
White is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1979, the group was originally known as Dante Fox and consisted of lead vocalist
List of Great White band members
List_of_Great_White_band_members
American actor (born 1991)
Series, and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2023, White portrayed wrestler Kerry Von Erich in the biographical
Jeremy_Allen_White
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
Chemical compound
Lead(II) sulfate (PbSO4) is a white solid, which appears white in microcrystalline form. It is also known as fast white, milk white, sulfuric acid lead
Lead(II)_sulfate
American folk and blues musician (1888–1949)
Ledbetter (January 15, 1888 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals
Lead_Belly
Chemical compound
Lead(II) carbonate is the chemical compound with the chemical formula PbCO3. It is a white, toxic solid. It occurs naturally as the mineral cerussite.
Lead_carbonate
Reconstruction's failure saw the Ku Klux Klan lead white mobs in lynchings and racial massacres. White supremacy was dominant in the United States both
White supremacy in the United States
White_supremacy_in_the_United_States
Sociological theory
which is commonly described as maintaining white innocence. The theory examines how this blindness may lead white groups to absolve themselves of responsibility
Whiteness_theory
1994 studio album by George Strait
Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. The album was released on November 8, 1994 by MCA Nashville and was
Lead_On
Materials used to make red colors in painting
several layers of translucent lake colors over a base of lake mixed with lead white or vermillion. Red ochre takes its reddish colour from the mineral hematite
Red_pigments
United States historic place
Maryland White Lead Works is a historic lead paint factory complex located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a U-shaped industrial complex
Maryland_White_Lead_Works
American metalcore band
Motionless in White is an American metalcore band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2004, the band consists of lead vocalist Chris "Motionless" Cerulli
Motionless_in_White
Chemical compound
Lead(II) chloride (PbCl2) is an inorganic compound which is a white solid under ambient conditions. It is poorly soluble in water. Lead(II) chloride is
Lead(II)_chloride
Book series by John Christopher
book, The White Mountains; the 12-episode second series adapted and written by Christopher Penfold (1985) covers The City of Gold and Lead. Although a
The_Tripods
Chemical compound
Basic lead acetate, also known as subacetate of lead, is the inorganic compound with the formula Pb3(OH)4(O2CCH3)2. A white solid, it is one of several
Basic_lead_acetate
Process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil
toxicity or other concerns. Lead white, valued for its opacity and fast drying time, was the dominant white pigment for centuries. Lead-tin yellow was used by
Oil_painting
Lead carbonate mineral
known as lead carbonate or white lead ore) is a mineral consisting of lead carbonate with the chemical formula PbCO3, and is an important ore of lead. The
Cerussite
1993 studio album by Lari White
Lead Me Not is the debut album by American country music artist Lari White. It was issued on April 27, 1993, on the Nashville division of RCA Records.
Lead_Me_Not
American musician (1941–2016)
serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey. Described as a "visionary" by Vibe and a "mastermind" by Variety, White was nominated for a total
Maurice_White
English professional snooker player
White opened with a century break and built up a 7–0 lead. White lost the next three frames, before sealing a 10–4 success. After the match, White said:
Jimmy_White
2026 mixed martial arts event
UFC Freedom 250 (also known as UFC White House and UFC at the White House) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC_Freedom_250
Chemical compound
Lead(II) nitrate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Pb(NO3)2. It commonly occurs as a colourless crystal or white powder and, unlike most
Lead(II)_nitrate
Chemical compound
form, it is a white to buff powder. Lead(II) azide is prepared by the reaction of sodium azide and lead(II) nitrate in aqueous solution. Lead(II) acetate
Lead(II)_azide
Low relief decoration
"pastework", is low relief decoration, normally modelled in gesso or white lead, applied to build up a surface that may then be gilded or painted, or
Pastiglia
American businessman (born 1969)
the UFC. White and the Fertittas continued to lead the UFC until 2016, when it was sold for $4 billion to a consortium led by WME-IMG. White remained
Dana_White
American political advisor (born 1982)
2025. Gold, Michael (November 15, 2024). "Trump Asks Steven Cheung to Lead White House Communications". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2025
Steven_Cheung
Chemical compound
Lead(II) bromide is the inorganic compound with the formula PbBr2. It is a white powder. It is produced in the burning of typical leaded gasolines. It
Lead(II)_bromide
American musician (born 1975)
John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American musician who was the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. He
Jack_White
2021 American television series
The White Lotus is an American black comedy drama anthology television series created, written, and directed by Mike White that premiered on HBO on July
The_White_Lotus
American musician (born 1974)
a crash cymbal. As a singer, White usually performed backing vocals but occasionally enjoyed singing lead for the White Stripes. However, she preferred
Meg_White
Powder used to add or alter colour
premodern synthetic pigments include white lead (basic lead carbonate, (PbCO3)2Pb(OH)2), vermilion, verdigris, and lead-tin yellow. Vermilion, a mercury sulfide
Pigment
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Lead fluoride may refer to: Lead(II) fluoride (lead difluoride, plumbous fluoride, PbF2), a white powder Lead(IV) fluoride (lead tetrafluoride, tetrafluoroplumbane
Lead_fluoride
The white faces of women "came to represent their feminine virtue as Japanese women", with lead commonly used in the whitener. In the New World, lead production
History_of_lead
Line of synthesizers
Clavia released a special limited edition of the Lead 2X with inverted key colors (black keys and white sharps/flats) and special logos to commemorate the
Nord_Lead
Deep blue pigment
historically, it has been mixed with lead white with no reported occurrences of the lead pigment blackening to become lead sulfide. A plague known as "ultramarine
Ultramarine
White powder insoluble in water
white was being manufactured throughout Europe. The success of zinc white paint was due to its advantages over the traditional white lead: zinc white
Zinc_oxide
Chemical compound
annealing of lead(II) carbonate (cerussite) in air: 6 PbCO3 + O2 → 2 Pb3O4 + 6 CO2 Yet another method is oxidative annealing of white lead: 3 Pb2CO3(OH)2
Lead(II,IV)_oxide
Intermediate color between black and white
black pigments made from charcoal or burnt animal bones, mixed with lead white or a white made of lime, which he warmed with a little red lake color from
Grey
American singer
was the lead singer of the singing trio Love Unlimited. She was also known for extremely long fingernails. In 1974, she married Barry White. They had
Glodean_White
Cosmetic product
the best available at the time, supposedly containing the best quality white lead sourced from Venice, the global merchant capital at the time. It is similar
Venetian_ceruse
Residence and workplace of the US president
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D
White_House
British actor and producer (born 1984)
comedy series The White Lotus (2022), which earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Since 2024, he has played the lead role in Guy Ritchie's
Theo_James
Chemical compound
on animals conducted by the EPA. Lead(II) phosphate appears as hexagonal, colorless crystals or as a white powder. Lead(II) phosphate is insoluble in water
Lead(II)_phosphate
Canadian singer
power metal band DragonForce announced that White-Gluz had joined the band as the second lead vocalist. White-Gluz signed a deal with Napalm Records in
Alissa_White-Gluz
Species of legume
Biodiversity "Leucaena leucocephala - White Leadtree, Lead Tree, Koa Haole, Ekoa, Leucaena, Horse Tamarind, Jumbie Bean, White Popinac". Hawaiian Plants and Tropical
Leucaena_leucocephala
use of lead oxychlorides was in a mixture with other lead compounds (e.g. lead carbonate "white lead") as a pigment in lead paints. The lead compounds
Lead_oxychloride
Chemical compound
Lead(II) thiocyanate is a compound, more precisely a salt, with the formula Pb(SCN)2. It is a white crystalline solid, but will turn yellow upon exposure
Lead(II)_thiocyanate
American government official (born 1986)
confirms Michael Kratsios to lead White House science, technology office". Retrieved March 25, 2025. "Michael Kratsios Leads White House Science And Tech Policy
Michael_Kratsios
City in South Dakota, United States
Lead (/ˈliːd/ LEED) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,982 at the 2020 census. Lead is located in western
Lead,_South_Dakota
American basketball player (born 2000)
Championship in Canada. White helped lead the team to a gold medal as the team's top scorer, earning all-tournament honors. White signed a National Letter
Coby_White
Compositional concept in visual arts
In photography, filmography and other visual arts, lead room, or sometimes nose room, is the space in front, and in the direction of, moving or stationary
Lead_room
Peak in the Ozarks of Missouri, U.S.
Bryant Creek to the south (White River watershed). The BNSF Railroad line passes just south of the peak. In the 1870s a lead mine was located on the mountain
Lead_Hill_(summit)
Solder (lead, antimony) Terne (lead) White metal, (copper or lead); used as base metal for plating, in bearings, etc. Lead free solder (copper, silver)
List_of_named_alloys
1949 film by Sidney Peterson
The Lead Shoes is a 1949 experimental film directed by Sidney Peterson at Workshop 20 at the San Francisco Art Institute. The film was made using distorting
The_Lead_Shoes
Dried chopped wood used as fuel
prevents the lead evaporating.[dubious – discuss] White coal could be used mixed with charcoal for other industrial uses than lead smelting. White coal was
White_coal
American rock duo (1997–2011)
The White Stripes were an American rock duo formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (guitar, keyboards, piano, vocals)
The_White_Stripes
American guitarist
and the former co-songwriter for the glam metal band White Lion. He co-founded White Lion with lead singer Mike Tramp in 1983 and played with the band until
Vito_Bratta
a primer coat of lead white, commonly used in Renaissance-era paintings, but rarely used in frescoes. Large quantities of lead white in frescoes can be
Conservation-restoration of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper
Conservation-restoration_of_Leonardo_da_Vinci's_The_Last_Supper
Stellar core remnant
suggested that such exceptions lead to breakthroughs and in this case it led to the discovery of white dwarfs. The white dwarf companion of Sirius, Sirius B
White_dwarf
Demographic in the United States
White Americans (sometimes called Caucasian Americans) are Americans who identify as white people. In a more official sense, the United States Census Bureau
White_Americans
Chemical compound
Lead(II) fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula PbF2. It is a white solid. The compound is polymorphic, at ambient temperatures it exists
Lead(II)_fluoride
2023 film by Matthew López
Red, White & Royal Blue is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Matthew López in his feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay that
Red, White & Royal Blue (film)
Red,_White_&_Royal_Blue_(film)
Australian pornographic film actress (born 1984/85)
Angela Gabrielle White (born 1984 or 1985) is an Australian pornographic film actress and director. She has been inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame and
Angela_White
American rock band
Great White disbanded in 2001, with several members releasing solo material. By the following year, however, Mark Kendall had joined up with lead singer
Great_White
Chemical compound
Lead stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of lead and stearic acid with the chemical formula C 36H 70PbO 4. The compound is classified as a metallic
Lead_stearate
Painting by Johannes Vermeer
of the baroque period such as madder lake, yellow ochre, vermilion and lead white. Vermeer did not paint the robe of Christ with his usual blue pigment
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer)
Christ_in_the_House_of_Martha_and_Mary_(Vermeer)
American actor (born 1967)
Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) is an American actor, martial artist, and director. Though he has appeared in a variety of genres, White is best
Michael_Jai_White
Examination of the heart's electrical activity
electrolyte disturbances, such as hypokalemia Traditionally, "ECG" refers to a 12-lead ECG taken while lying down as discussed below. However, other devices can
Electrocardiography
Process that converts fat, oil, or lipid into soap and alcohol
metal salts are often used as pigment molecules, such as in lead white, red lead, and zinc white. If those heavy metal salts react with free fatty acids in
Saponification
Type of compound
dihalides are received upon heating lead(II) salts with the halides of other metals; lead dihalides precipitate to give white orthorhombic crystals (diiodide
Lead_compounds
British sports broadcaster
the LIV Golf league. White previously worked for NBC Sports' live coverage of the Premier League in the United States as their lead play-by-play commentator
Arlo_White
Department of the United States government
Alder, Madison (March 25, 2025). "Senate confirms Michael Kratsios to lead White House science, technology office". Retrieved March 25, 2025. "President-Elect
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office_of_Science_and_Technology_Policy
Lead-antimonate inorganic pigment used in paintings
lead white, titanium white, or zinc white, rather than pure lead antimonate. Naples yellow is a saturated yellow, occasionally with pink or off-white
Naples_yellow
Earthenware with a lead-based ceramic glaze
are tin-glazed (in fact this is lead glaze with a small amount of tin added), which coats the ware with an opaque white glaze suited for overglaze brush-painted
Lead-glazed_earthenware
American television award
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Limited_or_Anthology_Series_or_Movie
British EDM band
Scott (keyboards), Maff Scott (drums), Paul Marshall (bass) and Matt White (lead guitar). Founded in the early 1990s in Oxford, England, the Egg released
The_Egg_(band)
American actress and comedian (1922–2021)
immensely successful and ran from 1985 through 1992. White won one Primetime Emmy Award, for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series", for the first season
Betty_White
1669 painting by Rembrandt
Gallery in London. Rembrandt employed his usual rather limited palette of lead white, ochres and red lakes. It was in the collection of William van Huls until
Self-Portrait at the Age of 63
Self-Portrait_at_the_Age_of_63
American office (2023–2025)
Garden of the White House on September 22, 2023. He appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee the office and three subject experts to lead the work:
White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
White_House_Office_of_Gun_Violence_Prevention
American actor (b. 1996)
play the lead role of Brendan Fletcher in the comedy miniseries Mrs. Fletcher alongside Kathryn Hahn, Owen Teague and Cameron Boyce. In 2021, White starred
Jackson_White_(actor)
Star with an overabundance of lead
A lead star is a low-metallicity star with an overabundance of the elements lead and bismuth as compared to other products of the S-process. Many of these
Lead_star
Major League Baseball franchise
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club
Chicago_White_Sox
This is a list of lead vocalists. This list includes notable musicians whose status as the lead singer and/or vocalist of a musical group has been established
List_of_lead_vocalists
Betty White (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian known for her roles on television. White worked longer in the television
Betty_White_filmography
American pornographic film actress
2025, White was the lead actress in the movie Once Upon A time in The Valley, which was directed by Seth Gamble. Nominated for 11 awards, White won multiple
Jennifer White (pornographic film actress)
Jennifer_White_(pornographic_film_actress)
Private university in Oyo State, Nigeria
passion for human development White represents peace and serenity of the academic environment "Appeal Court declares Lead City University Law programme
Lead_City_University
LEAD WHITE
LEAD WHITE
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.
Female
English
(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Castor, Pollux and Helen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leake.
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 : 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 : 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.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
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
Greek
(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Kastor, Pollux and Helen.
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 : 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
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.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of Old English Lea, LEAH means "meadow." Compare with other forms of Leah.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
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.
Male
Hebrew
(×ֶלְעַד) Contracted form of Hebrew El'adah, ELAD means "whom God puts on."
LEAD WHITE
LEAD WHITE
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Telugu
Hard Worker
Girl/Female
Spanish
From Briseis, the woman Achilles loved in Homer's Iliad.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Pleading
Male
Welsh
Pet form of Welsh Iefan, IANTO means "God is gracious."
Girl/Female
Latin
Young. Jove's child. Feminine of Julius.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Friendship; Kindness; Obligation
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Love.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Basil Plant
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Immortal; Unique
LEAD WHITE
LEAD WHITE
LEAD WHITE
LEAD WHITE
LEAD WHITE
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.
a.
Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.
imp. & p. p.
of Read
a.
Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.
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.
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 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.
n.
A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils.
imp. & p. p.
of Lead
v. t.
To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
v. t.
To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.
n.
A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.
n.
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
n.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
imp. & p. p.
of Lead.
v. t.
To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter.
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.
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.
a.
Resembling lead.
n.
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead