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greylead en · NOUN

Etymology

From grey + lead.

Meanings

  1. (Australia) A lead pencil.
    • Bess's grapes are gorgeous. With only a 2B greylead, she's created these glistening globes with shading on each one that makes them seem three-dimensional. 2010, Mary K Pershall, Ruby Clair: A Ghost At School:
    • The way you've described that, I'm prepared to sign up to that, at least in greylead 2020 November 11, Waleed Aly, “Can Aboriginal political philosophy and political liberalism be reconciled?”, in The Minefield, ABC Radio National, 10 min 38 sec - 10 min 42 sec:

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