In 1834, a beauty book from the period stated that some people used, "lampblack," commonly known as soot. From Wordnik.com. [Pretty Blogger] Reference
Are lampblack and bone black allotropic forms of carbon?. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Rubber and lampblack are for use in domestic production. From Wordnik.com. [Proceedings of Fourth PCC Congress Reported] Reference
A quantity of glue is melted and then lampblack is added. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
It spread into a half circle across the lampblack nothingness. From Wordnik.com. [The Past Through Tomorrow]
He had removed the lampblack from his face but not the black clothing. From Wordnik.com. [The Ninja]
The oil lamps had recent lampblack, so the boy spent a lot of time here. From Wordnik.com. [An Heroic Tale in an Enormous Tomb « A Fly in Amber] Reference
Chlorate of potassia, 6 parts; pure lampblack, 4 parts; sulphur, 1 part. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference
Unbleached shellac and a small quantity of lampblack is then stirred in. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898] Reference
A hairpin steeped in lampblack is the usual method of darkening the eyes in. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
Egyptian kohl and sometimes ordinary soot or lampblack was used in eye makeup. From Wordnik.com. [Best in Beauty] Reference
Dem coffins was lined wid black calico and painted wid lampblack on de outside. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4] Reference
The wax was formerly made with resin and lampblack, and cost four livres the pound. From Wordnik.com. [Les Miserables] Reference
It was printed in multiple gum, four printings, pigment 50-50 lampblack and indigo. From Wordnik.com. [Pictorial Photography in America 1921] Reference
~Greiner's Powder~ consists of nitro-cellulose, nitro-benzol, graphite, and lampblack. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Light and heat rays fall upon the lampblack, pass through the cylinder, and heat the water. From Wordnik.com. [General Science] Reference
Absorption, of heat by lampblack, 143-144. of gases by charcoal, 57. of light waves, 135-138. From Wordnik.com. [General Science] Reference
The picks left dark scratches, or else Geordy Bruns had rubbed lampblack into them for shading. From Wordnik.com. [Destiny's Road]
The morning sky was featureless, a color like that made on paper from a thin wash of lampblack. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Mountain]
The one we use is three of resin, one of beeswax, and lampblack and a little bit of linseed oil. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914] Reference
Four pounds resin, one pound beeswax, one-half pint linseed oil and one tablespoon of lampblack. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914] Reference
THE silent black disk that makes noises when needled is chiefly shellac, lampblack and limestone. From Wordnik.com. [2006 October] Reference
While I have been using paraffin wax a good deal of the time, I put lampblack in it for coloring. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919] Reference
He went at once to his room where, for a time, he experimented with lampblack and brush on the automatic pistol. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Canyon]
Such a print is obtained by rubbing the pulp of the finger in lampblack, and then impressing it on a glazed card. From Wordnik.com. [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference
This should be of the consistency of cream and enough bluing or lampblack should be added to give it a decided tint. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
We had still not received a single tire, a single ton of synthetic rubber, or a single ton of lampblack as of 31 May. From Wordnik.com. [Proceedings of Fourth PCC Congress Reported] Reference
On the night of Dec. 16, 1773, dozens of men wrapped themselves in blankets and covered their faces in lampblack and soot. From Wordnik.com. [Noble Patriots or Glorified Vandals?] Reference
The former was made either of lampblack or some other sort of charcoal, or from the cuttlefish, and was called atramentum. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
One of the tricks whalers used when they became icebound was to mix lampblack with oil and paint a path out of the ice with it. From Wordnik.com. [Global Warming: What Are The Chances? | RedState] Reference
Mr Seracini said Da Vinci created the under-drawing as an underpainting because he used a brush and a mixture of lampblack and watery glue. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Images to Fuel DaVinci Code Conspiracies | Impact Lab] Reference
That odd face in bismuth and lampblack was bending over him. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose in the Ring] Reference
When the wax has become liquid mix thoroughly into it a little drop black or lampblack. From Wordnik.com. [Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I] Reference
Instead of inking the type after it was locked up, it was sprayed with black lacquer or lampblack. From Wordnik.com. [AIGA: Voice: AIGA Journal of Design] Reference
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