red lead
English
Noun
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Red lead powder
red lead (uncountable)
- A bright red, poisonous oxide of lead, Pb3O4, used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics.
- (military slang, dated) tomato ketchup.
- 2003, The Four Stack APDs: The Famed Green Dragons (page 54)
- Saturday/Wednesday morning breakfast beans were accompanied by corn bread and bowls of "red lead" [catsup for you landlubbers].
- 2003, The Four Stack APDs: The Famed Green Dragons (page 54)
Synonyms
- lead tetroxide
- minium
Translations
Pb3O4 — see minium
Anagrams
- reladed