leaden
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- adjective
- /ˈlɛdən/
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- A king might decree that any person possessing a certain leaden coin would receive royal alms.
- a leaden coin
Examples
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The old castle was adorned with leaden statues that had weathered through the years.
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There, under a leaden Chicago sky, a rabbi intoning the Kaddish in a baritone.
Fiction book (1991) -
He drank wine from a leaden pitcher.
Fiction book (1996) -
In such a case, it would not be the leaden coin that causes the reception of alms, but rather the acceptance of the token by the king.
Academic text (2007) -
The leaden bowl was all but empty, and he wrapped it and the aspergillum in a square of fine black cloth and a plastic bag before stashing them in his satchel again.
Fiction book (1991) -
He drank wine from a leaden pitcher that felt cold and heavy in his hands.
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The bay was calm, reflecting the leaden sky above and creating a somber atmosphere.
Synonyms
Containing a heavy soft metal found in old pipes and car fuel
Containing or relating to lead, the heavy metal
How Leaded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leaden comes directly from the metal lead and originally meant 'made of lead', which is why we still call objects 'leaden' when they contain or look like that metal.