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Meanings of
red lead
in English
Portuguese
zarcão
Catalan
mini
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A reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics.
minium
Portuguese
zarcão
Usage of
red lead
in English
1
The heat throws off the oxygen from the
red
lead
or manganese.
2
It was the last coat of
red
lead
that did it.
3
On account of the fatness of the lamp-black, mix some litharge and
red
lead
.
4
We take out peroxide of lead instead of
red
lead
.
5
It may, however, be questioned whether annatto is not sometimes adulterated with
red
lead
.
6
If the quantity of
red
lead
differs from 80 grams, this rule must be modified.
7
I consider heated "boiled oil" and
red
lead
the best primer for iron.
8
For this colour mix
red
lead
and yellow ochre.
9
This is prepared by mixing yellow ochre, and
red
lead
,
with a little white lead.
10
In the shop were white lead, lampblack, king's yellow and
red
lead
,
with oil and turpentine.
11
Dip these bundles in a solution containing 5 pounds of
red
lead
per gallon of linseed oil.
12
But it was found there was
red
lead
in the cinnabar & this was causing her illness.
13
The next work called for fitting some pipe-joints, and in this a
red
lead
cement was used.
14
Another.-Gamboge ,shadedwith minium and
red
lead
.
15
Was it ochre?-saidthe
world
-
or
red
lead
?
16
The steel shoeing of the runners was well coated with
red
lead
,
and the spare runners with tar.
Other examples for "red lead"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
red
lead
red
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
red lead
Portuguese
zarcão
Catalan
mini
Red lead
through the time
Red lead
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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