lampblack

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Definition: (noun) A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
Synonyms: crock, smut, soot.
Usage: Our pilgrims would have liked very well to get out their lampblack and stencil-plates and paint their names on that rock.
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