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Black angel

Black \Black\ (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl["a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.]

  1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.

    O night, with hue so black!
    --Shak.

  2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.

    I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud.
    --Shak.

  3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. ``This day's black fate.'' ``Black villainy.'' ``Arise, black vengeance.'' ``Black day.'' ``Black despair.''
    --Shak.

  4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.

    Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words; as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired, black-visaged.

    Black act, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been called black acts.

    Black angel (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida ( Holacanthus tricolor), with the head and tail yellow, and the middle of the body black.

    Black antimony (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony, Sb2S3, used in pyrotechnics, etc.

    Black bear (Zo["o]l.), the common American bear ( Ursus Americanus).

    Black beast. See B[^e]te noire.

    Black beetle (Zo["o]l.), the common large cockroach ( Blatta orientalis).

    Black bonnet (Zo["o]l.), the black-headed bunting ( Embriza Sch[oe]niclus) of Europe.

    Black canker, a disease in turnips and other crops, produced by a species of caterpillar.

    Black cat (Zo["o]l.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher.

    Black cattle, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]

    Black cherry. See under Cherry.

    Black cockatoo (Zo["o]l.), the palm cockatoo. See Cockatoo.

    Black copper. Same as Melaconite.

    Black currant. (Bot.) See Currant.

    Black diamond. (Min.) See Carbonado.

    Black draught (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of senna and magnesia.

    Black drop (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.

    Black earth, mold; earth of a dark color.
    --Woodward.

    Black flag, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.

    Black flea (Zo["o]l.), a flea beetle ( Haltica nemorum) injurious to turnips.

    Black flux, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal, obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of niter.
    --Brande & C.

    Black Forest [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in Baden and W["u]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient Hercynian forest.

    Black game, or Black grouse. (Zo["o]l.) See Blackcock, Grouse, and Heath grouse.

    Black grass (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species Juncus Gerardi, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.

    Black gum (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or pepperidge. See Tupelo.

    Black Hamburg (grape) (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of dark purple or ``black'' grape.

    Black horse (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Mississippi valley ( Cycleptus elongatus), of the sucker family; the Missouri sucker.

    Black lemur (Zo["o]l.), the Lemurniger of Madagascar; the acoumbo of the natives.

    Black list, a list of persons who are for some reason thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See Blacklist, v. t.

    Black manganese (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese, MnO2.

    Black Maria, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried to or from jail.

    Black martin (Zo["o]l.), the chimney swift. See Swift.

    Black moss (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the southern United States. See Tillandsia.

    Black oak. See under Oak.

    Black ocher. See Wad.

    Black pigment, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance, or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.

    Black plate, sheet iron before it is tinned.
    --Knight.

    Black quarter, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.

    Black rat (Zo["o]l.), one of the species of rats ( Mus rattus), commonly infesting houses.

    Black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3.

    Black rust, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.

    Black sheep, one in a family or company who is unlike the rest, and makes trouble.

    Black silver. (Min.) See under Silver.

    Black and tan, black mixed or spotted with tan color or reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of dogs.

    Black tea. See under Tea.

    Black tin (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed, stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form of a black powder, like fine sand.
    --Knight.

    Black walnut. See under Walnut.

    Black warrior (Zo["o]l.), an American hawk ( Buteo Harlani).

    Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.

Wikipedia
Black Angel

Black Angel is a 1946 film noir, based on the novel The Black Angel by Cornell Woolrich. The film was director Roy William Neill's last film.

Black Angel (album)

Black Angel is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Mica Paris. It was released on August 10, 1998 by Cooltempo / Chrysalis, her first and last for these labels. This album was Paris' last album to chart in the UK Top 200 to date and features production from Boy George and Raphael Saadiq

The album has received acclaim from critics and purchasers, giving top marks and scores upon reviewing the album. Many have complimented the vocal delivery that Paris provides on the album and the state that the felt the 'connection' Mica had with the songs. The album peaked at number fifty-nine in the UK albums chart but failed to chart elsewhere.

Three singles were released from the album, two of which managed to chart in the top 200 of the UK Singles Chart. Lead single from the album; "Stay" only managed to scrape a place in the UK Top 40, entering and peaking at #40. The second single, "Carefree" failed to chart at all becoming her first single to do so. The third and final single; "Black Angel" peaked at #72. This is Mica's last single to chart in the UK to date.

Black Angel (1980 film)

Black Angel is a 1980 short film that was shown before the theatrical release of The Empire Strikes Back in certain locales. It was the directorial debut of Star Wars art director Roger Christian. The film negative was thought to be lost until it was rediscovered in December 2011. In June 2015, it was announced that Christian was working on a feature film adaptation of Black Angel, which would be in part funded on crowd-funding site, Indiegogo.

Black Angel (1978 film)

Black Angel'' (Spanish:Ángel negro'') is a 1978 action film directed by Tulio Demicheli. It was a co-production between Spain, Mexico and Colombia. A man seeks revenge for the assassination of his father.

Usage examples of "black angel".

Soon after -Black Angel- came out, a sixty-minute radio version was aired on ABC's -Hour of Mystery- on June 16, 1946.