Definition of black

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Black (a.) In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds..

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Zoomelanin :: Zoomelanin (n.) A pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many birds.
Pyrolusite :: Pyrolusite (n.) Manganese dioxide, a mineral of an iron-black or dark steel-gray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of glass (whence its name)..
Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles..
Artificer :: Artificer (n.) A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory..
Cherry :: Cherry (n.) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry)..
Sambo :: Sambo (n.) A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo..
Fayalite :: Fayalite (n.) A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron..
Leopard :: Leopard (n.) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard..
Plagionite :: Plagionite (n.) A sulphide of lead and antimony, of a blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster..
Stern :: Stern (n.) The black tern.
Swart :: Swart (a.) Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
Melanin :: Melanin (n.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin..
Marble :: Marble (n.) A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc..
Pickmire :: Pickmire (n.) The pewit, or black-headed gull..
King Charles Spaniel :: King Charles spaniel () A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan..
Tang :: Tang (n.) A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).
Dopplerite :: Dopplerite (n.) A brownish black native hydrocarbon occurring in elastic or jellylike masses.
Black Bass :: Black bass () An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. the small-mouthed kind is M. dolomiei; the large-mouthed is M. salmoides..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
Urry :: Urry (n.) A sort of blue or black clay lying near a vein of coal.
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