Black

  • 61black — 1 adjective 1 COLOUR having the colour of night or coal: a black evening dress | The mountains looked black against the moon. | She has short black hair. 2 PEOPLE a) someone who is black is a member of a dark skinned race, especially the Negro… …

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  • 62black*/*/*/ — [blæk] adj I 1) of the darkest colour, like the sky at night clouds of thick black smoke[/ex] 2) black or Black belonging to a race of people with dark skin, especially people whose families were originally from Africa a famous black actor[/ex]… …

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  • 63black — /blæk / (say blak) adjective 1. without brightness or colour; absorbing all or nearly all the rays emitted by a light source. 2. wearing black or dark clothing, armour, etc.: the black prince. 3. relating or belonging to an ethnic group… …

  • 64black — {{11}}black (adj.) O.E. blæc dark, from P.Gmc. *blakaz burned (Cf. O.N. blakkr dark, O.H.G. blah black, Swed. bläck ink, Du. blaken to burn ), from PIE *bhleg to burn, gleam, shine, flash (Cf. Gk. phlegein …

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  • 65black — adjective 1) a black horse Syn: dark, pitch black, jet black, coal black, ebony, sable, inky Ant: white 2) a black night Syn: unlit …

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  • 66black — ▪ I. black black 1 [blæk] adjective not allowed by trade union S to be handled or used by their members during a disagreement between management and employees: • The British Seamen s Union declared the ship black and picketed her on her return… …

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  • 67black — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. darkness, midnight, Stygian hue; Negro, African American. v. t. shine, polish (shoes). See color, darkness.Ant., white. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Opposite to white] Syn. dark, blackish, ebony, jet,… …

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  • 68black — adjective 1》 of the very darkest colour due to the absence of or complete absorption of light.     ↘(of coffee or tea) served without milk. 2》 relating to or denoting a human group having dark coloured skin, especially of African or Australian… …

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  • 69black — blæk n. color black, color that absorbs but does not reflect light; member of an ethnic group having brown to black skin and hair; African American; something colored black; black clothes v. make black, color black; polish with a black substance …

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  • 70Black 47 — Infobox musical artist Name = Black 47 Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = United States Genre = Rock, Celtic punk, Celtic rock Years active = 1989 ndash;present Label = EMI, Mercury, Shanachie Associated …

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