Helen Fenton

Blackness: Definition and part of speech

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Blackness

  1. n. The quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Black Rod: Definition and part of speech

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Black Rod

  1. An usher in the legislature of British colonies.
  2. the usher to the Chapter of the Garter, so called from the black rod which he carries. He is of the king’s chamber, and also usher to the House of Lords.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blacks: Definition and part of speech

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Blacks

  1. n. pl. Black garments, etc. See Black, n., 4.
  2. n. pl. The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape, and residue of the wine press.
  3. n. pl. Soot flying in the air.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blacksmith: Definition and part of speech

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Blacksmith

  1. n. A fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis, / Heliastes, punctipinnis), of a blackish color.
  2. n. A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.