drop black
Americannoun
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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
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
A good weathered oak stain may be made by mixing a little drop black ground in oil with turpentine and a little linseed oil.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
Tallow and "japan drop black" mixed, and apply while stack is hot, with an occasional rubbing over with the same, will remain bright a long time.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 by Various
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