WHITE LEAD


Meaning of WHITE LEAD in English

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

: any of several white lead-containing pigments especially : a heavy poisonous basic carbonate of lead marketed as a powder or as a paste in linseed oil and used especially formerly in paints

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