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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)

black signal

(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

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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.

The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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.

Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

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.

The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

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