black lead
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of black lead
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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ABC has cast its first black lead to front “The Bachelorette.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
Former "Bachelorette" Rachel Lindsay, the only black lead the show has had, also spoke out.
From Fox News ● May 18, 2020
But we do, finally, have a black lead.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2019
Underneath their roots was a strange, shiny black substance that was initially dubbed "black lead".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2019
In time he began to imitate the ancient manuscripts now in his mother's house, and with ochre, charcoal, and black lead, his success in that line was marvellous.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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