English Explanatory Dictionary

lampblack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.
verb
  1. To blacken (something) using this form of carbon.

Word forms

lampblack lampblacks lamp-black lampblacking lampblacked

Etymology

From lamp + black.

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