drop black

noun

, Chemistry.

1. carbon, as animal black or lampblack, formed into pellets by mixing with water or glue: used as a black pigment.

Example Sentences

In varnishing ebonized wood a little drop black must be added to the varnish or it will give a brown shade.

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If such colors are to be used for fine lining, mix with a little rubbing varnish and tint the white slightly with drop black.

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The stain is made from drop-black in oil, tinged with a little rose pink, and thinned with japan and turpentine.

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When the wax has become liquid mix thoroughly into it a little drop black or lampblack.

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A good weathered oak stain may be made by mixing a little drop black ground in oil with turpentine and a little linseed oil.

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