# leaded

Pronunciation: say "LED-id" /ˈlɛdɪd/

## Adjective

1. Containing the element lead, or treated using it in some way.
   - Simple: Made with or containing the metal lead in some way.
   - _Older plumbing solder was leaded, which made the tap water unsafe._
   - _Restorers found a layer of leaded glaze on the medieval tiles._
2. Containing tetraethyllead, a lead compound that was added to gasoline.
   - Simple: Made with a lead chemical that used to be added to car gas.
   - _Many vintage engines were designed to run on leaded gasoline._
   - _Aviation fuel for some piston aircraft is still leaded._
3. Held in place by strips of lead, as the glass panes in a stained-glass window.
   - Simple: Held together with thin strips of lead, as in old windows.
   - _The restored chapel features intricately leaded windows from the fifteenth century._
   - _Antique cabinets sometimes have leaded glass fronts that catch the light._
4. Containing caffeine; used informally of coffee that has not been decaffeinated. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Having caffeine in it, said in a joking way about coffee.
   - _Keep the leaded pot brewing; the morning crew needs it._
   - _He saved the leaded brew for mornings and drank decaf at night._
6. Having a lead or leads: the wire terminals by which a component connects to a circuit. (pronounced: say "LEED-id" US /ˈlidɪd/, UK /ˈliːdɪd/)
   - Simple: Having wires, called leads, that connect a part to a circuit.
   - _Hobbyists often prefer leaded components because their wire terminals solder easily._
   - _The board mixes leaded resistors with surface-mount capacitors._

## Verb

5. Simple past and past participle of lead. — simple past and past participle of lead (to add lead to)
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of lead. Use it when lead has been added to something.
   - _The glazier leaded the stained-glass panel before installing it._
   - _They leaded the seams of the roof to keep water out._

## Other meanings

- (verb) Nonstandard simple past and past participle of lead in its guiding senses; the standard form is led.

## Origin

**Meanings 1–5** — Formed from 'lead' with the suffix '-ed'.
**Meaning 6** — Formed from 'lead' with the suffix '-ed'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/leaded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).