LAMPBLACKS

Noun

lampblacks

plural of lampblack

Source: Wiktionary


LAMPBLACK

Lamp"black`, n. Etym: [Lamp + black.]

Definition: The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements.

LAMPBLACK

Lamp"black`, n. Etym: [Lamp + black.]

Definition: The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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