lampblack

Etymology

From lamp + black.

noun

  1. An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.
    A smudge of lampblack is made on his forehead to disfigure him and thus avert the evil eye. 1906, James George Frazer, Adonis, Attis, Osiris, volume 2, page 261

verb

  1. (transitive) To blacken (something) using this form of carbon.

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