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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
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]
Etymology
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Lead
is a
heavy
metal, so a wing made of lead would cause slow flying.
Adverb
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with
leaden
wings
(
obsolete
,
poetic
)
Very
slowly
in
progress
or the
passage
of time.
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fly with leaden wings
go over like a lead balloon
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