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Definition of Blackener
1. n. One who blackens.
Definition of Blackener
1. Noun. One who blackens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blackener
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blackener
Literary usage of Blackener
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Process Engraving: Formulas, Equipment and Methods of Working by Edward S. Pilsworth (1922)
"The blackener I To test 40 on hydrometer. Water I Nitrate of Silver 1 Cutting
and Clearing. The plate is bleached as with mercury, and well washed and ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"... namely—a pigment factor, P, a blackener, B, and a mottled pattern, M. If all
of these characters behaved according to the simple Mendelian method, ..."
3. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1898)
"RAMONEURS' Brim-blackener. I do not •"«commend for this purpose the eye-brow
grease-paint used by esses, as this has a tendency to come off in a shower, ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"blackener, (blak'-kn-er) ni He who blackens any thing. BLACKISH, (blak'-ish) a.
Somewhat black. BLACKLY, (blak'-'ie) ad. Darkly, in colour ; atrociously. ..."
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