BLACK, a. 1. Of the color of night; destitute of light; dark.2. Darkened by clouds; as the heavens black with clouds.3. Sullen; having a cloudy look or countenance.4. Atrociously wicked; horrible; as a black deed or crime.5. Dismal; mournful; calamitous.Black and blue, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. BLACK, n. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black. 1. A negro; a person whose skin is black.2. A black dress, or mourning; as, to be clothed in black.BLACK, v.t. To make black; to blacken; to soil.
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