Leadiness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being leady. uncountable

    "A certain friction causes a leadiness or grayness. and the whiteness is gone. Therefore the best lead makers are the best grinders."

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"A certain friction causes a leadiness or grayness. and the whiteness is gone. Therefore the best lead makers are the best grinders."

Etymology

From Middle English ledynesse, equivalent to leady + -ness.

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