A smudge of lampblack is made on his forehead to disfigure him and thus avert the evil eye.
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Lampblack
Synonyms for "lampblack" (9 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (4)
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11 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- сажди noun (form of carbon)
Finnish
1 entries- noki noun (form of carbon)
French
1 entries- noir de fumée noun (form of carbon)
Ido
1 entries- fumonigro noun (form of carbon)
Irish
2 entries- dubh súiche noun (form of carbon)
- smúrabhán noun (form of carbon)
Latin
1 entries- fūlīgō noun (form of carbon)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- ایس noun (form of carbon)
- قوروم noun (form of carbon)
Polish
1 entries- barwnik sadzowy noun (form of carbon)
Romanian
1 entries- chinoroz noun (form of carbon)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Gadsbodkins, you puny Upſtart in the Law, to uſe me ſo, you Green Bag Carrier, you Murderer of unfortunate Cauſes, the Clerks Ink is ſcarce off of your fingers, you that newly come from Lamblacking the Judges ſhooes, and are not fit to wipe mine; […]
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