Associations to the word «Blacking»

Wiktionary

BLACKING, verb. Present participle of black
BLACKING, noun. A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating
BLACKING, noun. Shoe polish
BLACKING UP, verb. Present participle of black up

Dictionary definition

BLACKING, noun. A substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca