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black 1. of the colour of jet or carbon black, having no hue due to the absorption of all or nearly all incident light 2. Chess Draughts a. a black or dark-coloured piece or square b. the player playing with such pieces 3. a black ball in snooker, etc 4. (in roulette and other gambling games) one of two colours on which players may place even bets, the other being red 5. Archery a black ring on a target, between the outer and the blue, scoring three points Black1 1. Sir James (Whyte). born 1924, British biochemist. He discovered beta-blockers and drugs for peptic ulcers: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1988 2. Joseph. 1728--99, Scottish physician and chemist, noted for his pioneering work on carbon dioxide and heat Black2 Sometimes derogatory a member of a dark-skinned race, esp someone of Negroid or Australoid origin black [blak] (chemistry) Fine particles of impure carbon that are made by the incomplete burning of carbon compounds, such as natural gas, naphthas, acetylene, bones, ivory, and vegetables. (communications) (optics) Quality of an object which uniformly absorbs large percentages of light of all visible wavelengths. black Western color for mourning. [Christian Color Symbolism: Leach, 242; Jobes, 357] See : Death black symbol of sin and badness. [Color Symbolism: Jobes, 357] See : Evil How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Of the opponents, though, they knew little or nothing, and now as the two sides took their places upon the black and orange squares of the great jetan board Gahan obtained, for the first time, a close view of those who opposed him. She wore a tight, black, cashmere dress, made in the fashion of ten years ago, a little dusty black straw hat trimmed with bows of yellow ribbon, and faded black lace mits. It had the form of a man, middle-sized and rather slender and graceful; but as it sat silent and motionless upon the peak they could see that its face was black as ink, and it wore a black cloth costume made like a union suit and fitting tight to its skin. |
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