Origin of red lead
Examples from the Web for red lead
Faure improved it somewhat by coating the lead plates with red-lead, thus increasing the capacity of the cell.A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
A finely powdered mixture of red-lead and sulphur is dusted through a sieve over the cooling crystal.
“Hæc fabula docet,” wrote Flaxius as he revised the proof with a red-lead pencil, for which he had paid a penny in the Calzolaio.Legends of Florence|Charles Godfrey Leland
Only after a long search were a few fragments found with traces of red-lead ore.The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de Comyn
Perhaps the most interesting experiment made by Hales is the heating of minium (red-lead) with the production of oxygen.