lampblack

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An amorphous form of carbon made from soot (incompletely burned organic matter); used to make pigments and inks. countable,uncountable
    — This Messrs. Greener and Straite allege they have effected by taking a quantity of lampblack or powdered charcoal, or of powdered coke, and which has been purified, by the action of electricity from sulphur and any other mixtures, and digesting the same in diluted nitro-muriatic acid.
动词 v.
  1. To blacken (something) using this form of carbon. transitive
    — Gadsbodkins, you puny Upſtart in the Law, to uſe me ſo, you Green Bag Carrier, you Murderer of unfortunate Cauſes, the Clerks Ink is ſcarce off of your fingers, you that newly come from Lamblacking the Judges ſhooes, and are not fit to wipe mine; […]

词形变化

lampblacks plural lamp-black alternative lampblacks present,singular,third-person lampblacking participle,present lampblacked participle,past lampblacked past lamp-black alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English lamp
Proto-Germanic *blakaz
Proto-West Germanic *blak
Old English blæc
Middle English blak
English black
English lampblack
From lamp + black.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English lamp
Proto-Germanic *blakaz
Proto-West Germanic *blak
Old English blæc
Middle English blak
English black
English lampblack
From lamp + black.
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