black lead
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of black lead
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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Former "Bachelorette" Rachel Lindsay, the only black lead the show has had, also spoke out.
From Fox News • May 18, 2020
The Times caught up with Dillard and Clemons to discuss shooting horror on the beach, centering a black lead in a survival story and what it’s like to carry a movie with limited dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2019
Underneath their roots was a strange, shiny black substance that was initially dubbed "black lead".
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2019
Also released in 2017, Mafia III was a departure for the gangster-themed series, featuring the debut of its first black lead, Vietnam veteran Lincoln Clay.
From The Guardian • Feb. 26, 2018
L. There is a little iron mixed with our black lead but nothing to hinder its crystallisation.
From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John
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