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Definition or meaning of the English word Black
To make black and shining; as boots or a stove; by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush. (a.). Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery. (n.). A stain; a spot; a smooch. (n.). The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black. (n.). Destitute of light; or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color; the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as; black cloth; black hair or eyes. (a.). A black garment or dress; as; she wears black (n.). A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color; or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races. (n.). A black pigment or dye. (n.). That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color; or rather a destitution of all color; as; a cloth has a good black. (n.). Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness. (adv.). Expressing menace; or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as; to regard one with black looks. (a.). Fig.: Dismal; gloomy; or forbidding; like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. (a.). In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as; a black night; the heavens black with clouds. (a.). To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. (a.).
Translations for the English word Black
Spanish Translation for the English word Black is negro German Translation for the English word Black is schwarze Italian Translation for the English word Black is nero[Adjective]
Black Related Rhymes
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!
One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.. - The origin and or meaning of this proverb is Educational reasons of the nursery rhyme lyrics
The reason to the words and history to this song were to associate wool and wool products with the animal that produces it, not to mention the sound that a sheep would make! The first grasp of language for a child or baby is to imitate the sounds or noises that animals make onomatopoeia (words sound like their meaning e.g. baa baa). The first publication date for the lyrics to this famous nursery rhyme can be dated back to 1744.
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