"with leaden wings" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Lead is a heavy metal, so a wing made of lead would cause slow flying. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} with leaden wings, {{en-pp}} with leaden wings
  1. (obsolete, poetic) Very slowly in progress or the passage of time. Tags: obsolete, poetic Related terms: fly with leaden wings, go over like a lead balloon
    Sense id: en-with_leaden_wings-en-adv-7ZFR~41D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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