lampblack

[ lamp-blak ]

/ ˈlæmpˌblæk /

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noun

a fine black pigment consisting of almost pure carbon collected as soot from the smoke of burning oil, gas, etc.

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Origin of lampblack

First recorded in 1590–1600; lamp + black

Words nearby lampblack

lamp, lampad, lampadaire, Lampang, lampas, lampblack, lamp chimney, Lampedusa, lamper eel, lampern, lampers

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How to use lampblack in a sentence

Upon it they wrote with pens made of split reeds and with a thick ink made of soot (lampblack) mixed with resinous gums.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
If red is desired, use rouge; if black is preferred, use lampblack or powdered graphite.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
I supposed you were drawing lampblack caricatures of some one of the tutors in old Yale.
The English Orphans|Mary Jane Holmes
Rude lettering upon the walls recorded the fact in lampblack, and a monster hand pointed with index finger to its temporary bar.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard

Boil the logwood for 30 minutes in a gallon of water, and then add the copperas and lampblack.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians|William K. David

British Dictionary definitions for lampblack

lampblack

/ (ˈlæmpˌblæk) /

noun

a finely divided form of almost pure carbon produced by the incomplete combustion of organic compounds, such as natural gas, used in making carbon electrodes and dynamo brushes and as a pigment

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