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A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever.

A wash that blackens, as opposed to whitewash; hence, figuratively, calumny. To remove as far as he can the modern layers of black wash, and let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen. C. Kingsley.

Dark-visaged; swart.

Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening; forbidding. Shak. Dryden.

Having black eyes. Dryden.

The coneflower, or yellow daisy (Rudbeckia hirta).

Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.

Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.

A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; - - called also false galena. See Blende.

Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.

Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.

A negro or negress. Shak.

A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.

An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter; -- valuable as an iron ore.

it of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; R. villosus and R. Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds.

erle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelæus phoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.

A slave ship; a slaver. [Colloq.] F. T. Bullen.

The kidnaping of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as slaves.

A broad board painted black, or any black surface on which writing, drawing, or the working of mathematical problems can be done with chalk or crayons. It is much used in schools.

A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica Blackburniæ). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow breast.