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. |
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Black |
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds. |
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Black |
Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. |
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Black |
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks. |
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Black |
Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness. |
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Black |
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. |
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Black |
A black pigment or dye. |
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Black |
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races. |
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Black |
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black |
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Black |
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery. |
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Black |
The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black. |
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Black |
A stain; a spot; a smooch. |
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Black |
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. |
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Black |
To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush. |
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Black art |
The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic. |
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Black-a-vised |
Dark-visaged; swart. |
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Black bass |
An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. the small-mouthed kind is M. dolomiei; the large-mouthed is M. salmoides. |
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Black bass |
The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3. |
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Black book |
One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes; -- so called either from the color of the binding, or from the character of the contents. |
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Black book |
A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc. |
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