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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of blackamoor. alt-of, alternative

   "[…] to unspot the Leopard, and whiten the Blackmoor […]"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A number of places in England:; A suburb of Astley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD6900).
2. 2
   A number of places in England:; A village in Selborne parish, south-west of Bordon, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7733).
3. 3
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Chew Stoke parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5563).
4. 4
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Churchill parish, near Lower Langford, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4661).
5. 5
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in West Buckland parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1618).

Synonyms

All synonyms

blackblackblack personblack tetranegronegro

Example

More examples

"[…] to unspot the Leopard, and whiten the Blackmoor […]"

Etymology

From Old English blæc (“black”) + mōr (“moor”).

Related phrases

Blackmoor Gate

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