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Meaning of black lead | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The metal lead.
    countable, historical, uncountable
  2. Graphite, especially as used in pencils.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A graphite pencil.
    countable
  4. A type of polish made from graphite, used for kitchen cleaning and blackening grates.
    countable, historical, uncountable

Equivalents

Svenska blyerts

Examples

“She always washed without soap: there were no hearth-stones nor black-lead dust for the stoves; nor a cake of whitening for the kitchen-grate […].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Black Legend Black Legion black lemur black letter black letter day black letter law

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