lampblack

IPA: ɫˈæmbɫæk

An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.

Examples of "lampblack" in Sentences

Lampblack was used as ink and usually applied with a reed pen.
He is famous for his tiger paintings and lampblack or soot art work.
In 1876, he moved to Cincinnati and took a job as a lampblack salesman.
The oil lamps had recent lampblack, so the boy spent a lot of time here.
Like the first, his arms were bare, and he had a mask of ink or lampblack.
Ochre and lampblack are also used for reddish brown and black respectively.
Egyptian kohl and sometimes ordinary soot or lampblack was used in eye makeup.
Anodynes of theft and memory's feeding tongues all neatly razored at the root defy our lampblack salt.
In 1834, a beauty book from the period stated that some people used, "lampblack," commonly known as soot.
On the night of Dec. 16, 1773, dozens of men wrapped themselves in blankets and covered their faces in lampblack and soot.
That in starting the fire it did not smoke and cover the tire with carbon or "lampblack," which is a non-conductor of heat.
One of the tricks whalers used when they became icebound was to mix lampblack with oil and paint a path out of the ice with it.
To a tea cup of molasses stir in lampblack until it is black, then add the white of two eggs, well beaten, and to this add a pint of vinegar or whiskey, and put it in a bottle for use.
However, he doesn't mention the effort to press premium audiophile LPs out of clear vinyl without the addition of the lampblack, which is said to result in the same enhancement of the sonics.