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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 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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Sonnier says that she became more interested in black books when she found that there were authors that she had never heard of. The recent boom in black books has some insiders wondering: How can the publishing industry adequately serve the growing market of minority readers when it has failed to attract and pursue African-American, Asian, Hispanic and Native-American employees? |
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