plumbeous

[ pluhm-bee-uh s ]

/ ˈplʌm bi əs /

adjective

resembling or containing lead; leaden.

Words nearby plumbeous

plumb line, plumb rule, plumbaginaceous, plumbaginous, plumbago, plumbeous, plumber, plumber's helper, plumber's snake, plumbery, plumbic

Origin of plumbeous

1570–80; < Latin plumbeus, equivalent to plumb(um) lead + -eus -eous

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Examples from the Web for plumbeous

As a kitten of the Muses and meer frog of Helicon he croaked cataracts of plumbeous cerebrosity.
Oxford and its Story|Cecil Headlam
Wings and tail slate-black edged chiefly with bluish plumbeous gray, the coverts and tertiaries with olive-green.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent
Immature: Like adults, except that the plumbeous band of breast is heavily mixed with rusty (suggesting chestnut of female).
The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2)|William Leon Dawson
The third common bird of Himalayan streams is the plumbeous redstart or water-robin (Rhyacornis fuliginosus).
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for plumbeous

plumbeous

/ (ˈplʌmbɪəs) /

adjective

made of or relating to lead or resembling lead in colour

Word Origin for plumbeous

C16: from Latin plumbeus leaden, from plumbum lead

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