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lampblack

[ lamp-blak ]

noun

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


lampblack

/ ˈlæmpˌblæk /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lampblack1

First recorded in 1590–1600; lamp + black
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Example Sentences

Upon it they wrote with pens made of split reeds and with a thick ink made of soot (lampblack) mixed with resinous gums.

If red is desired, use rouge; if black is preferred, use lampblack or powdered graphite.

I supposed you were drawing lampblack caricatures of some one of the tutors in old Yale.

Rude lettering upon the walls recorded the fact in lampblack, and a monster hand pointed with index finger to its temporary bar.

Boil the logwood for 30 minutes in a gallon of water, and then add the copperas and lampblack.

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