| 单词 | black wad |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack wad 1. A local name for plumbago or black lead; also called black wad. Also dialect a black-lead pencil (see Eng. Dial. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > native elements and alloys > [noun] > native carbon black lead?a1560 wad1614 killow1666 wad-lead1780 plumbago1784 graphite1796 plumbagine1800 kish1812 lead1816 pot lead1876 cliftonite1887 shungite1892 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > graphite black lead?a1560 wad1614 killow1666 wad-lead1780 plumbago1784 graphite1796 plumbagine1800 lead1816 pot lead1876 1614 in Mem. Literary & Philos. Soc. Manch. (1819) 2nd Ser. 3 169 Except the wad holes and wad, commonly called black cawke, within the commons of Seatollor, or elsewhere within the commons and wastes of the said manor [of Borrowdale]. a1696 R. Plot in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (1698) 20 183 The Mineral Substance, called, Black Lead..found only at Keswick in Cumberland, and there called, Wadt, or Kellow. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 225 (Borrowdale) The most remarkable product of the valley is graphite, plumbago, or black-lead (provincially wad). 1872 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake District 127 The lead, or plumbago, locally termed ‘wad',..is the best material ever discovered for making lead pencils. < as lemmas |
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