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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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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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Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness;
destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel;
mournful; calamitous; horrible. |
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Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen;
foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks. |
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Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce
blackness. |
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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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A black pigment or dye. |
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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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A black garment or dress; as, she wears black |
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Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery. |
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The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by
being black. |
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A stain; a spot; a smooch. |
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To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. |
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To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying
blacking and then polishing with a brush. |
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