lead-colored
- adjective
- /ˈlɛdˌkʌlərd/
- US
:
color plomo
- The old building had lead-colored walls, giving it a somber appearance.
Examples
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A 1954 model Dodge, lead-colored, with rust-stippled fenders and bumpers, riding oddly high off the ground, so you had to step up to climb inside.
Fiction book (1995) -
We came across some small, lead-colored stairs.
Fiction book (1994) -
Beneath the lead-colored sky, she ran to the oil field, stumbling here and there over rocks.
Fiction book (1990) -
Indeed, we have no description of where Efraín lives, or what he does in London, save a passing reference to city smoke and "cielo plomizo" (lead-colored sky) (p. 239).
Academic text (2016) -
The sky was a dull, lead-colored shade, hinting at the storm to come.
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She admired the lead-colored ocean, shimmering under the overcast sky.
Synonyms
5
2.0
Gray with a little blue like the sky before a storm
2
2.7
A color that is mainly blue with some gray
1
3.5
A blue color with a grey tone like a metal plate
1
2.5
A grey color with a touch of blue
1
3.4
A blue color like the sky when clouds make it less bright
A dark grey color with a slight blue or purple tone
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Etymology
Lead-colored comes from the metal lead, which is heavy and has a dull 'gray' or 'grayish-blue' look. So, lead-colored means having the same dull grayish-blue color as lead.