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Camera Obscura :: Camera obscura () An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that the outlines may be traced..

Umber :: Umber (v. t.) To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face..

Indigo :: Indigo (n.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican..

Mirk :: Mirk (n.) Darkness; gloom; murk.

Dungeon :: Dungeon (n.) A close, dark prison, common/, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons..

Ounce :: Ounce (n.) A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, / uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also once..

Dusky :: Dusky (a.) Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley..

Darkish :: Darkish (a.) Somewhat dark; dusky.

Umbrageous :: Umbrageous (a.) Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or shaded; obscure..

Eclipse :: Eclipse (v. t.) To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; -- said of a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun..

Darkly :: Darkly (adv.) With imperfect light, clearness, or knowledge; obscurely; dimly; blindly; uncertainly..

Zaffer :: Zaffer (n.) A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of crude cobalt oxide, or of an impure cobalt arseniate. It is used in porcelain painting, and in enameling pottery, to produce a blue color, and is often confounded with smalt, from which, however, it is distinct, as it contains no potash. The name is often loosely applied to mixtures of zaffer proper with silica, or oxides of iron, manganese, etc..

Rusty :: Rusty (superl.) Rust-colored; dark.

Caliginous :: Caliginous (a.) Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure.

Panther :: Panther (n.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body..

Hornblende :: Hornblende (n.) The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See Amphibole.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species..

Vivianite :: Vivianite (n.) A hydrous phosphate of iron of a blue to green color, growing darker on exposure. It occurs in monoclinic crystals, also fibrous, massive, and earthy..

Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..

Braunite :: Braunite (n.) A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha..

Mirksome :: Mirksome (a.) Dark; gloomy; murky.

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