lead white

[ led ]

/ lɛd /

noun

a poisonous pigment used in painting, consisting of white lead and characterized chiefly by a fugitive white color, covering power, and tough, flexible film-forming properties.

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Also called Cremnitz white, flake white.

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lead time, lead track, lead tree, lead up the garden path, lead up to, lead white, lead with one's chin, lead-free, lead-in, lead-off, lead-pipe cinch