Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the color of lead; of a dull-grayish color: as, lead-colored clouds.
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- adjective having the color of lead
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Examples
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The sun had disappeared, and a lead-colored twilight settled down.
THE HOUSE OF MAPUHI 2010
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The sea gently knocked at the ramparts of the Portuguese citadel, mustard - and lead-colored after centuries of wear.
India’s New Face 2009
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The sea gently knocked at the ramparts of the Portuguese citadel, mustard - and lead-colored after centuries of wear.
India’s New Face 2009
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For the hallway, she floated the idea of a dark, lead-colored gray paint called "Downpipe," describing it as "daring."
Painting Outside the Lines Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Apart from another distant mutter of thunder, the lead-colored day was very quiet.
Thin Air Rachel Caine 2007
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Yesterday, Laila watched her children play in the downpour, hopping from one puddle to another in their backyard beneath a lead-colored sky.
A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled 2007
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A slow, soaking rain fell from a lead-colored sky.
Fateful Journeys Gary E. Parker 2005
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A slow, soaking rain fell from a lead-colored sky.
Fateful Journeys Gary E. Parker 2005
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She ventured to the lead-colored dwelling of Mrs. Dave Dyer.
Main Street 2004
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She and her team unclasped their breakaway harnesses and plummeted, feet-first, into the lead-colored water.
A Time to Kill David Mack 2004
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