blacks

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of black. Use this form when you mean more than one black.

   The designer compared several blacks before choosing one for the logo.

   Different blacks can look warm or cool depending on the light.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present tense of black. Use this form for he, she, or it in the present.

   Every morning she blacks the stove before the family wakes.

   He blacks his boots until they shine.

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3. 3
   noun

   Black clothes worn especially at a funeral or while in mourning.

   She put on her blacks before leaving for the funeral.

   The waiters all wore their blacks for the formal dinner.

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4. 4
   noun

   A printing ink made from burnt grape skins and the leftover material from pressing wine.

   The engraver prepared his blacks from charred grape husks each fall.

   He thinned the blacks with a little oil before inking the plate.

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