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Meaning of Lampblack | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية السناج
Suomi noki
Français noir de fumée
Gaeilge smúrabhán
हिन्दी कजरा
Latina fuligo
Polski kopeć
Română chinoroz

Examples

“A smudge of lampblack is made on his forehead to disfigure him and thus avert the evil eye.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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