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1.
a heavy soft metal used as the main part of the alloy in cast metal type



2.
a thin piece of metal used to separate lines of type



3.
a black material used in pencils a soft lead pencil



â–  verb to make spaces between lines of typesetting, either with strips of metal or on the computer The notes have not been leaded.

(NOTE: The opposite is unleaded.)
 

 

 

 
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