leadyadj.

/ˈlɛdi/

Forms: Middle English leeddy, Middle English ledi, 1500s ledy(e, leadie, leadye, Middle English– leady.

Etymology: < lead n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Resembling lead, usually in colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > lead grey

leadenc1386

wana1398

leadish1398

leady1398

plumby1486

plumbine1597

leaden-coloured1598

lead-coloured1611

plumbean1656

plumbeous1658

lead-grey1837

leaden-hued1877

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] > of the heart or spirits

leadya1536

sunk1601

sunken1642

sombrous1751

sombre1821

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [adjective] > of or relating to lead > of consistency of

leady1824

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xii. 319 Saturnus tokenyth sorowe..his colour is blacke leeddy and false.

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 197 Þe face..is sumwhat ledi... Her nailis bicomeþ ledi.

1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 65 Wann or leady Colour.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xii. sig. Ti His ruddy lippes wanne, & his eyen ledy and holowe.

a1536 Beauty & Good Prop. Women C j And to calisto with this gyrdle celestina Shall go and his ledy hart make hole & lyght.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 102 His eyes grow dim, his heart turnes leady.

1756 Dict. Arts & Sci. at Porcelain This colour has a leady cast like metal-burning mirrors.

1824 Mechanic's Mag. No. 52. 383 Every part of the iron..will be found to be unusually soft and leady.

1892 Harper's Mag. Mar. 570/2 Glacier water..always gray—a sort of lead-y gray.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	leady
释义	leadyadj. /ˈlɛdi/ Forms: Middle English leeddy, Middle English ledi, 1500s ledy(e, leadie, leadye, Middle English– leady. Etymology: < lead n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Resembling lead, usually in colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > lead grey leadenc1386 wana1398 leadish1398 leady1398 plumby1486 plumbine1597 leaden-coloured1598 lead-coloured1611 plumbean1656 plumbeous1658 lead-grey1837 leaden-hued1877 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] > of the heart or spirits leadya1536 sunk1601 sunken1642 sombrous1751 sombre1821 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [adjective] > of or relating to lead > of consistency of leady1824 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xii. 319 Saturnus tokenyth sorowe..his colour is blacke leeddy and false. c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 197 Þe face..is sumwhat ledi... Her nailis bicomeþ ledi. 1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 65 Wann or leady Colour. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xii. sig. Ti His ruddy lippes wanne, & his eyen ledy and holowe. a1536 Beauty & Good Prop. Women C j And to calisto with this gyrdle celestina Shall go and his ledy hart make hole & lyght. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 102 His eyes grow dim, his heart turnes leady. 1756 Dict. Arts & Sci. at Porcelain This colour has a leady cast like metal-burning mirrors. 1824 Mechanic's Mag. No. 52. 383 Every part of the iron..will be found to be unusually soft and leady. 1892 Harper's Mag. Mar. 570/2 Glacier water..always gray—a sort of lead-y gray. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1398
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