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Blacking
(Black"ing), n.
1. Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to
stoves.
2. The act or process of making black.
Blackish
(Black"ish), a. Somewhat black.
Black-jack
(Black"-jack`), n.
1. (Min.) A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; — called also false galena.
See Blende.
2. Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.
3. A large leather vessel for beer, etc. [Obs.]
4. (Bot.) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.
5. The ensign of a pirate.
Black lead
(Black` lead") Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See Graphite.
Blacklead
(Black`lead"), v. t. To coat or to polish with black lead.
Blackleg
(Black"leg`) n.
1. A notorious gambler. [Colloq.]
2. A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and
sometimes in the neck. [Eng.]
Black letter
(Black" let`ter) The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were
written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type.
Black-letter
(Black"-let`ter), a.
1. Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
2. Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date.
Kemble, a black-letter man!
J. Boaden.
3. Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.
Blacklist
(Black"list`) v. t. To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion, censure, or punishment; esp.
to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, — as tradesmen and employers
do for mutual protection; as, to blacklist a workman who has been discharged. See Black list, under
Black, a.
If you blacklist us, we will boycott you.
John Swinton.
Blackly
(Black"ly), adv. In a black manner; darkly, in color; gloomily; threateningly; atrociously. "Deeds so
blackly grim and horrid." Feltham.
Blackmail
(Black"mail`) n. [Black + mail a piece of money.]
