Defn: A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist.
PLUMBOUS
Plum"bous, a. Etym: [From Plumbum.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; — used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.
PLUMBUM
Plum"bum, n. Etym: [L.] (Chem.)
Defn: The technical name of lead. See Lead.
PLUMCOT
Plum"cot, n. [Plum + apricot.] (Hort.)
Defn: A cross between the plum and apricot.
PLUME
Plume, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. Fly, v.]
1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. Wings . . . of many a colored plume. Milton.
2. (Zoöl.)