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Definition of Darkener
1. n. One who, or that which, darkens.
Definition of Darkener
1. Noun. an object that darkens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Darkener
1. one that darkens [n -S] - See also: darkens
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darkener
Literary usage of Darkener
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electricity in the Service of Man: A Popular and Practical Treatise on the by Alfred Urbanitzky (1886)
"Upon this needle is fastened a screen of sheet aluminium, coated with lamp-black,
called a darkener, which places itself, according to the position of the ..."
2. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1920)
"CLK asks: "Can you give me a formula for an eyelash and eyebrow darkener ...
A darkener of this kind is best applied in the form of a liquid, ..."
3. Gurley Manual of Surveying Instruments by Gurley, W. & L. E., Troy, N.Y. (1912)
"3506 but with body 40 inches long, achromatic objective 3 inches in diameter,
terrestrial eyepiece, power 55 times, celestial eyepiece with darkener, ..."
4. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1893)
"... task of seeking definite trustworthy knowledge from the lips of various
witnesses, beginning with that feminine darkener of counsel, poor Mrs. Holt. ..."
5. The Principles of Psychology by William James (1908)
"... of it as a hydrocarbon ; the furniture-maker as a darkener of wood ; the
speculator as a commodity whose market-price to-dny is this and to-morrow that. ..."
6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1907)
"... by curious science on his last «ouch, the dissecting table, depends one's
acceptance of the book as an eu- lightener or as a clever darkener of counsel. ..."
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