Blacking
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Description
Any black mixture used for darkening stoves or shoes. Blacking usually contained a carbon black pigment such as Lampblack.
Synonyms and Related Terms
blackening; Zebrite
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998