leading : Idioms & Phrases
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Leading case
(Law) , a reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved. Abbott.
Webster 1913
Leading motive
a translation of G. leitmotif (Mus.) , a guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of musical label.
Webster 1913
Leading note
(Mus.) , the seventh note or tone in the ascending major scale; the sensible note.
Webster 1913
Leading question
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noun a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination
WordNet
- a question so framed as to guide the person questioned in making his reply.
Webster 1913
Leading strings
- strings by which children are supported when beginning to walk.
Webster 1913
Leading wheel
- a wheel situated before the driving wheels of a locomotive engine.
Webster 1913
To be in leading strings
- to be in a state of infancy or dependence, or under the guidance of others.
