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red lead

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A bright red, poisonous oxide of lead, Pb₃O₄, used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics.
    uncountable
  2. Tomato ketchup.
    dated, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschMennige
日本語光明丹赤鉛鉛丹
العربيةإسرنجزرقون
8 more languages
Bosanskimeni
Češtinaminiumsuřík
Suomimönjä
Hrvatskimeni
Bahasa Indonesiamenisedelinggam
Latinamiltosminium
Српскиmeni
Svenskamönja

Examples

“Saturday/Wednesday morning breakfast beans were accompanied by corn bread and bowls of "red lead⟳" [catsup for you landlubbers].”

CEFR level

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

red leaf red Leb Red Leicester red lemonade red letter red letter date

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