Meaning of fuligin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. soot, lampblack.
   uncountable
2. a hypothetical colour darker than black.
   uncountable

Examples

“Then the Forestal took the Staff of Law, black as fuligin after her battle - -”

““What is the tinct of your own guild?” “Fuligin,” I told him. “The color that is darker than black.””

“2001, “Richard Horton” (username), “REVIEW: Vernor Vinge’s ‘Across Realtime’” “I'm wearing black only until I find something darker.” — “Fuligin, Mark. Fuligin.””

“2003, “Mike Andrews” (username), “hosteurope blackhat?” More like fuligin: darker than an event horizon.”

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