blacklead
(verb) cover with graphite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blacklead (third-person singular simple present blackleads, present participle blackleading, simple past and past participle blackleaded)
To cover, treat or polish with graphite
blacklead (uncountable)
Alternative form of black lead
Source: Wiktionary
Black`lead", v. t.
Definition: To coat or to polish with black lead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
