leaded
leaded Lexical Profile
leaded Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Containing or treated with lead or a lead compound, especially referring to motor fuel containing tetraethyllead.
"Most countries have phased out leaded gasoline to reduce environmental pollution and public health risks."
Fitted, framed, or covered with lead, especially referring to windows composed of small panes of glass held in place by strips of lead.
"Sunlight filtered through the antique leaded windows of the historic library."
Having spaces inserted between lines of printed text.
"The book designer chose a generously leaded layout to make the dense academic text easier to read."
• verb
To cover, weight, frame, or treat with the metal lead (past tense and past participle of lead).
"The master craftsman carefully leaded the stained-glass panels before installing them in the chapel."
To separate lines of printed text by inserting thin strips of metal or vertical spacing between them (past tense and past participle of lead).
"The typesetter leaded the columns to ensure the article filled the entire page."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'leaded' (pronounced 'led-id', relating to the metal lead) with 'led', which is the standard past tense and past participle of the verb 'to lead' (meaning to guide or direct).
• Rhymes for leaded
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the noun and verb 'lead' (referring to the heavy metal, from Old English 'lēad' of West Germanic origin) plus the suffix '-ed'.