leaded
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of windows) composed of small panes of glass held in place by thin grooved strips of lead
leaded lights
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(of petrol) containing tetraethyl lead in order to improve combustion
Etymology
Origin of leaded
Example Sentences
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The homes are filled with quirky leaded glass windows, uneven angles and heaps of wood shingles, resembling a thatched straw roof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
A new study calculates that exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more depressed, anxious and inattentive or hyperactive.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
The challenged California law bans the possession, manufacture, importation or sale of “any leaded cane, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
But the use of leaded gasoline in transportation fuel was never regulated for aircraft engines, the largest remaining source of lead emissions nationwide.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2024
On the second floor there were some offices and three empty lecture rooms, all with rows of wooden chairs, old oil paintings on the walls, and elaborate leaded glass windows.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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