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unlead

[uhn-led]

verb (used with object)

  1. Printing.to remove the leads between (lines of type).

  2. to reduce the lead in; remove the lead from.

unlead

/ ʌˈɛ /

verb

  1. to strip off lead

  2. printing to remove the leads or spaces from between (lines of type)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unlead1

First recorded in 1550–1560; un- 2 ( def. ) + lead 2 ( def. )

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