Part 1163

<hw>Black"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Somewhat black.</def>

<h1>Black-jack</h1> <Xpage=151>

<hw>Black"-jack`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also <altname>false galena</altname>. See <er>Blende</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A large leather vessel for beer, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The <spn>Quercus nigra</spn>, or barren oak.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>The ensign of a pirate.</def>

<h1>Black lead</h1> <Xpage=151>

<hw>Black` lead"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>Plumbago; graphite.It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See <er>Graphite</er>.</def>

<h1>Blacklead</h1> <Xpage=151>

<hw>Black`lead"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To coat or to polish with black lead.</def>

<h1>Blackleg</h1> <Xpage=151>

<hw>Black"leg`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A notorious gambler.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Black letter</h1> <Xpage=151>

<hw>Black" let`ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See <er>Type</er>.</def>

<h1>Black-letter</h1> <Xpage=151>

<hw>Black"-let`ter</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Written or printed in black letter; <as>as, a <ex>black-letter</ex> manuscript or book</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date.</def>

<blockquote>Kemble, a <b>black-letter</b> man! <i>J. Boaden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.</def>

<h1>Blacklist</h1> <Xpage=151>

<hw>Black"list`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion, censure, or punishment; esp. to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, -- as tradesmen and employers do for mutual protection; <as>as, to <ex>blacklist</ex> a workman who has been discharged</as>. See <cref>Black list</cref>, under <er>Black</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def>

<blockquote>If you <b>blacklist</b> us, we will boycott you. <i>John Swinton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Blackly</h1> <Xpage=151>

<hw>Black"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a black manner; darkly, in color; gloomily; threateningly; atrociously.</def> "Deeds so <i>blackly</i> grim and horrid."

<i>Feltham.</i>

<h1>Blackmail</h1> <Xpage=151>