plumbeous
[ pluhm-bee-uh s ]
/ ˈplʌm bi əs /
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adjective
resembling or containing lead; leaden.
Nearby words
plumb line, plumb rule, plumbaginaceous, plumbaginous, plumbago, plumbeous, plumber, plumber's helper, plumber's snake, plumbery, plumbic
Origin of plumbeous
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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 HeadlamWings and tail slate-black edged chiefly with bluish plumbeous gray, the coverts and tertiaries with olive-green.
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 DawsonThe 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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