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Black
/blak/
The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
📖 Definitions of "Black"
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The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
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A black dye or pigment.
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A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
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(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
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To make black; to blacken.
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To apply blacking to (something).
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To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
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(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
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(of a place, etc) Without light.
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(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
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Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.
"black drinking fountain; black hospital"
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