| Black |
a. |
Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes. |
| 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. |
| Black |
a. |
Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. |
| Black |
a. |
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks. |
| Black |
adv. |
Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness. |
| Black |
n. |
That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black. |
| Black |
n. |
A black pigment or dye. |
| Black |
n. |
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races. |
| Black |
n. |
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black |
| Black |
n. |
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery. |
| Black |
n. |
The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black. |
| Black |
n. |
A stain; a spot; a smooch. |
| Black |
a. |
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. |
| Black |
a. |
To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush. |
