leadish

leadish

English

Alternative forms

• ledish (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English ledissh, ledisch, equivalent to lead +‎ -ish.

Adjective

leadish (comparative more leadish, superlative most leadish)

1. (rare) Resembling lead (the metal), especially in its colour
   • 1676, Richard Sanders, Palmistry, the Secrets thereof Disclosed:

     […] but when the Nose is Blewish, Wan, or of a Ledish colour, having little Red Specks, or Veins like Fibres interwoven as it were, this argues a great Heat, and driness of the Liver , so the face Red, discovers a Hot Complexion; […]

   • 1822, The New Monthly, volume 6, page 406:

     The upper part of the tail is about seven feet, and lower about three feet; the skin is of a leadish colour, and will sharpen a knife like a stone.

Anagrams

• halides, shailed