drop black
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The young bucks drop black bean sauce or sriracha on and fold it like a taco.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2019
A towering cliff stood behind them, a sheer drop, black and faceless.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
And how their leaves would drop, black and shrivelled, a black harvest to strew the lawn.
From Moor Fires by Young, E. H. (Emily Hilda)
When the wax has become liquid mix thoroughly into it a little drop black or lampblack.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
For optical purposes the best plan is to use a paint made up of "drop" black, ground very fine with a little shellac varnish, and diluted for use with alcohol.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
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