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black letter — early 17c., from BLACK (Cf. black) (adj.); so called to distinguish heavy, old style printers types from the ones coming into use then, which are the dominant modern forms, though a style of black letter was preserved in German into 20c … Etymology dictionary
black comedy — first recorded 1961, from BLACK (Cf. black) (adj.) in a figurative sense of morbid; Cf. Fr. pièce noire. In a racial sense, from 1921 … Etymology dictionary
black — {{11}}black (adj.) O.E. blæc dark, from P.Gmc. *blakaz burned (Cf. O.N. blakkr dark, O.H.G. blah black, Swed. bläck ink, Du. blaken to burn ), from PIE *bhleg to burn, gleam, shine, flash (Cf. Gk. phlegein … Etymology dictionary
black — [ blak ] n. et adj. • 1790; mot angl. « noir » 1 ♦ Anglic. Fam. Personne de race noire. « Les beurs, blacks et autres banlieusards » (Libération, 1987). ♢ Adj. Musiciens blacks. Mode, musique black. 2 ♦ Loc. adv. Au black : au noir, sans être… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Black — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident light (like coal or soot). 2 completely dark from the absence of a source of light (black night). 3 (Black) a of the human group having dark… … Useful english dictionary
black — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident light (like coal or soot). 2 completely dark from the absence of a source of light (black night). 3 (Black) a of the human group having dark… … Useful english dictionary
black — [blak] adj. [ME blak < OE blæc < IE * bhleg , burn, gleam (> L flagrare, flame, burn) < base * bhel , to gleam, white: orig. sense, “sooted, smoke black from flame”] 1. opposite to white; of the color of coal or pitch: see COLOR 2.… … English World dictionary
black letter — black letter, adj. Print. a heavy faced type in a style like that of early European hand lettering and the earliest printed books. Also called text. [1630 40] * * * or Gothic script or Old English script Style of alphabet used in handwriting… … Universalium
black-bass — [ blakbas ] n. m. inv. • 1906; mot angl. « perche noire » ♦ Poisson d eau douce voisin de la perche, originaire d Amérique. ⇒ achigan(Canada). « Carnassier, omnivore, le black bass, vorace et chasseur, n avale que des proies vivantes » (P.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
black-rot — [ blakrɔt ] n. m. • 1878; mot angl. « pourriture noire » ♦ Maladie de la vigne due à un champignon ascomycète. Des black rots. ● black rot, black rots nom masculin (américain black rot, de black, noir, et rot, pourriture) Maladie cryptogamique de … Encyclopédie Universelle
