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ic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide.

Fitted with lead; set in lead; as, leaded windows.

Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.

One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor. Especially:

The office of a leader.

neral of a yellowish or greenish white color, consisting of the sulphate and carbonate of lead; -- so called from having been first found at Leadhills, Scotland.

Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- Lead"ing*ly, adv. Leading case (Law), a reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved. Abbott. -- Leading motive Etym: [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a guiding…

same as Advancing edge, above.

One who leads a dance.[Obs.] B. Jonson.

The man who heaves the lead. Totten.

A genus of maritime herbs (Plumbago). P. Europæa has lead- colored spots on the leaves, and nearly lead-colored flowers.

Resembling lead. Sir T. Elyot.

Plumbago; graphite.It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See Graphite.

To coat or to polish with black lead.

A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of a steam engine.

To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.

To accuse; to indict. See Implead.

Same as Interplead.

A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.

One who leads others by his example; aguide.