lampblack n a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink Usage(s) His chin, belly, groin and legs were daubed with a coating of lampblack and collodion. Blacks were initially offended by its implicit Uncle Tomism; Duke Ellington declared, "The times are here to debunk Gershwin's lampblack Negroisms. With an old broom and buckets of refuse oil mixed with lampblack he drew a line 40 ft. Synonym(s) carbon black soot smut crock
Quotes lampblack Duke Ellington in guardian.co.uk The times are here to debunk Gershwin's lampblack Negroisms,said Duke Ellington after its premiere.