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BLACK, a. 1. Of the color of night; destitute of light; dark.2. Darkened by clouds; as the heavens black with clouds.3. Sullen; having a cloudy look or countenance.4. Atrociously wicked; horrible; as a black deed or crime.5. Dismal; mournful; calamitous.Black and blue, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. BLACK, n. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black. 1. A negro; a person whose skin is black.2. A black dress, or mourning; as, to be clothed in black.BLACK, v.t. To make black; to blacken; to soil.
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BLACK, a. 1. Of the color of night; destitute of light; dark.2. Darkened by clouds; as the heavens black with clouds.3. Sullen; having a cloudy look or countenance.4. Atrociously wicked; horrible; as a black deed or crime.5. Dismal; mournful; calamitous.Black and blue, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. BLACK, n. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black. 1. A negro; a person whose skin is black.2. A black dress, or mourning; as, to be clothed in black.BLACK, v.t. To make black; to blacken; to soil. | BLACK, a. [Sax. blac, and blæc, black, pale, wan, livid; blacian, blæcan, to become pale, to turn white, to become black, to blacken; blæc, ink; Sw. blek, pale, wan, livid; bleck, ink; bleka, to insolate, to expose to the sun, or to bleach; also to lighten, to flash; D. bleek, pale; bleeken, to bleach; G. bleich, pale, wan, bleak; bleichen, to bleach; Dan. blæk, ink; bleeg, pale, wan, bleak, sallow; bleeger, to bleach. It is remarkable that black, bleak and bleach, are all radically one word. The primary sense seems to be, pale, wan or sallow, from which has proceeded the present variety of significations.]- Of the color of night; destitute of light; dark.
- Darkened by clouds; as, the heavens black with clouds.
- Sullen; having a cloudy look or countenance. – Shak.
- Atrociously wicked; horrible; as, a black deed or crime. – Dryden.
- Dismal; mournful; calamitous. – Shak.
Black and blue, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue.
BLACK, n.- That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black.
- A negro; a person whose skin is black.
- A black dress, or mourning; as, to be clothed in black.
BLACK, v.t.To make black; to blacken; to soil. – Boyle. | Black
- Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of
soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of
white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth;
black hair or eyes.
- Sullenly;
threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
- That which
is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a
destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black.
- To make black] to blacken; to soil; to
sully.
- In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded
in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens
black with clouds.
- A black pigment or dye.
- To make black and shining, as boots or a stove,
by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
- Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like
darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel;
mournful; calamitous; horrible.
- A negro; a person whose skin is of a black
color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African
races.
- A black garment or dress; as, she wears
black
- Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening;
sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
- The part of a thing which is distinguished from
the rest by being black.
- A stain; a spot; a smooch.
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Black BLACK, adjective 1. Of the color of night; destitute of light; dark. 2. Darkened by clouds; as the heavens black with clouds. 3. Sullen; having a cloudy look or countenance. 4. Atrociously wicked; horrible; as a black deed or crime. 5. Dismal; mournful; calamitous. BLACK and blue, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. BLACK, noun That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black 1. A negro; a person whose skin is black 2. A black dress, or mourning; as, to be clothed in black BLACK, verb transitive To make black; to blacken; to soil. BLACK'-ACT, noun [black and act.] The English statute 9.Geo.I. which makes it felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blacked or disguised. BLACK'-BALL, noun [black and ball.] A composition for blacking shoes. BLACK'-BALL, verb transitive To reject or negative in choosing, by putting black balls into a ballot-box. BLACK'-BAR, noun [black and bar.] A plea obliging the plaintiff to assign the place of trespass. BLACK'-BERRY, noun The berry of the bramble or rubus; a popular name applied, in different places, to different species, or varieties of this fruit.
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