all-blackadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɔːlˈblak/,

/ˈɔːlblak/, U.S.

/ˈɔlˈˌblæk/,

/ˈɑlˈˌblæk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adv., black adj.

Etymology: < all adv. + black adj.In senses A. 3 and B. in allusion to the black kit worn by the team. (Contemporary evidence is lacking for the suggestion that the name originated in a printer's error for All Backs, i.e. referring to the team as all capable of playing with the speed and precision of those in back as opposed to forward positions. See further Dict. N.Z. Eng. at all black.)

A. adj.

1. Completely black in colour. Also figurative with negative connotation (cf. black adj. II.).

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > very or completely black

for-blackc1405

self-black1562

nigrous1826

all-black1846

1846 F. G. Shaw tr. G. Sand Consuelo I. xxxvi. 289 Why, O white, all white mountain, hast thou permitted the black, all black mountain to be crushed?

1866 B. Thorpe tr. Edda Sæmund the Learned I. 58/2 The guest in haste to the forest went, where stood an all-black ox before him.

a1872 F. D. Maurice Friendship of Bks. (1874) vii. 191 Shakespeare has given us a John whom we can believe in; a villain, but not an all-black villain.

1928 Weekly Disp. 27 May 15/7 All-black bathing suits. Besides suits, there are the much needed rubber paddlers, caps, and shoes.

1961 S. Price Just for Rec. iv. 29 My beard is black, all-black. That makes me pretty chuffed.

2003 Daily Star 25 Mar. 11/2 The Daredevil star..looked particularly dapper in an all-black get-up.

2. Consisting entirely of black people; intended for use or participation of black people exclusively. Cf. all-white adj. 2.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > black person > [adjective] > consisting or composed of

Negro1652

all-black1904

1904 Anti-slavery Reporter Aug. 132 Many of the all-black village communities, where outrages most frequently give rise to lynchings, are disappearing.

1916 Pointer (Riverdale, Illinois) 28 July 2/3 Four soldiers of the Eighth Illinois infantry, the ‘all black’ regiment, were wounded.

1959 Life 26 Jan. 104/3 An all-black government really could govern.

1972 D. Wolf Foul! ii. 14 The Carlton was an all-black Y, famous for its basketball teams.

1994 D. Johnston in D. Johnston & C. Sampson Religion (1995) ix. 189 Some ANC members became dissatisfied with working with other races and broke away to form the all-black Pan-African Congress.

2009 Daily Tel. 4 June 12/7 The Novello Theatre is to stage an all-black Cat On a Hot Tin Roof in November.

3. As two words, with capital initials. Of or relating to the New Zealand All Blacks (see sense B.).

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [adjective] > specific team

all-black1905

1905 Daily Mail 17 Oct. 8/3 (heading) ‘All Black’ try-getters.

1935 Times 7 Oct. 5/1 Their forwards nearly rushed the All Black defence off its legs.

1959 A. H. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. 73 There are few All Black teams..without a leavening of Maori players.

1986 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 24 Aug. 53/4 New Zealand squared the rugby union series against Australia with a 13-12 win..in traditionally fierce All Black style.

2004 P. Whitfield Rough Guide Maori N.Z. (Wanderlust ed.) 20 Touring rugby teams have performed the haka at least since the 1905 All Black tour of Britain.

B. n.

In plural, usually with the and capital initials. The familiar nickname of the New Zealand international Rugby Union football team. Also occasionally in singular: a member of this team.The 19th-century quots. refer to club sides.So-called because of their black kit : see the etymology. The name was popularized by British journalists at the beginning of the 1905 tour of Britain.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of player > team > specific team

all-blacks1904

wallabies1908

kangaroos1911

springboks1932

British Lions1938

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of player > team > specific team > member of specific team

all-blacks1904

lions1973

1889 Auckland (N.Z.) Evening Star 15 June 2/6 The Ponsonby compelled the all blacks to act on the defensive for the rest of the spell, though now and then the Gordon forwards would for a brief instant invade the lines of the colours.

1896 Thames (N.Z.) Advertiser 26 Aug. 3/1 From the kick off Wellington were forcing the play, and Roache made a clever run, again scoring for the all-blacks.]

1904 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 28 June 5/6 I should like to see the Britishers play again before venturing a decided opinion... If the New Zealand forward team is as good as it ought to be, I think the chances favour the ‘all-blacks’.

1905 Daily Mail 12 Oct. 7/7 The ‘All Blacks’, as the Colonials are dubbed.

1905 Daily Mail 12 Oct. 7/7 Did Hartlepool expect an ‘All Black’ to pass, he did nothing of the kind.

1935 Times 12 Oct. 6/4 Injuries are still adding to the All Blacks' difficulties.

1946 F. L. W. Wood This New Zealand xv. 240 The year the All Blacks went home.

1976 Economist 3 Jan. 68/2 The final test in New Zealand, which the All Blacks had to win to square the series.

1984 C. Meads in R. H. Chester & N. A. C. McMillan Centenary 13/2 I waited for that unique moment when I ran out on to the field and began believing I was..an All Black.

1986 Guardian Weekly 25 May 23/4 In South Africa the New Zealand Cavaliers—openly called All Blacks on match tickets—won the second ‘test’ at Durban.

2010 Sunday Times (Nexis) 5 Sept. (Sport section) 2 The All Blacks may now inhabit a rugby superstratum of their own making.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	all-black
释义	all-blackadj.n. Brit. /ˌɔːlˈblak/, /ˈɔːlblak/, U.S. /ˈɔlˈˌblæk/, /ˈɑlˈˌblæk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adv., black adj. Etymology: < all adv. + black adj.In senses A. 3 and B. in allusion to the black kit worn by the team. (Contemporary evidence is lacking for the suggestion that the name originated in a printer's error for All Backs, i.e. referring to the team as all capable of playing with the speed and precision of those in back as opposed to forward positions. See further Dict. N.Z. Eng. at all black.) A. adj. 1. Completely black in colour. Also figurative with negative connotation (cf. black adj. II.). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > very or completely black for-blackc1405 self-black1562 nigrous1826 all-black1846 1846 F. G. Shaw tr. G. Sand Consuelo I. xxxvi. 289 Why, O white, all white mountain, hast thou permitted the black, all black mountain to be crushed? 1866 B. Thorpe tr. Edda Sæmund the Learned I. 58/2 The guest in haste to the forest went, where stood an all-black ox before him. a1872 F. D. Maurice Friendship of Bks. (1874) vii. 191 Shakespeare has given us a John whom we can believe in; a villain, but not an all-black villain. 1928 Weekly Disp. 27 May 15/7 All-black bathing suits. Besides suits, there are the much needed rubber paddlers, caps, and shoes. 1961 S. Price Just for Rec. iv. 29 My beard is black, all-black. That makes me pretty chuffed. 2003 Daily Star 25 Mar. 11/2 The Daredevil star..looked particularly dapper in an all-black get-up. 2. Consisting entirely of black people; intended for use or participation of black people exclusively. Cf. all-white adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > black person > [adjective] > consisting or composed of Negro1652 all-black1904 1904 Anti-slavery Reporter Aug. 132 Many of the all-black village communities, where outrages most frequently give rise to lynchings, are disappearing. 1916 Pointer (Riverdale, Illinois) 28 July 2/3 Four soldiers of the Eighth Illinois infantry, the ‘all black’ regiment, were wounded. 1959 Life 26 Jan. 104/3 An all-black government really could govern. 1972 D. Wolf Foul! ii. 14 The Carlton was an all-black Y, famous for its basketball teams. 1994 D. Johnston in D. Johnston & C. Sampson Religion (1995) ix. 189 Some ANC members became dissatisfied with working with other races and broke away to form the all-black Pan-African Congress. 2009 Daily Tel. 4 June 12/7 The Novello Theatre is to stage an all-black Cat On a Hot Tin Roof in November. 3. As two words, with capital initials. Of or relating to the New Zealand All Blacks (see sense B.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [adjective] > specific team all-black1905 1905 Daily Mail 17 Oct. 8/3 (heading) ‘All Black’ try-getters. 1935 Times 7 Oct. 5/1 Their forwards nearly rushed the All Black defence off its legs. 1959 A. H. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. 73 There are few All Black teams..without a leavening of Maori players. 1986 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 24 Aug. 53/4 New Zealand squared the rugby union series against Australia with a 13-12 win..in traditionally fierce All Black style. 2004 P. Whitfield Rough Guide Maori N.Z. (Wanderlust ed.) 20 Touring rugby teams have performed the haka at least since the 1905 All Black tour of Britain. B. n. In plural, usually with the and capital initials. The familiar nickname of the New Zealand international Rugby Union football team. Also occasionally in singular: a member of this team.The 19th-century quots. refer to club sides.So-called because of their black kit : see the etymology. The name was popularized by British journalists at the beginning of the 1905 tour of Britain. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of player > team > specific team all-blacks1904 wallabies1908 kangaroos1911 springboks1932 British Lions1938 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of player > team > specific team > member of specific team all-blacks1904 lions1973 1889 Auckland (N.Z.) Evening Star 15 June 2/6 The Ponsonby compelled the all blacks to act on the defensive for the rest of the spell, though now and then the Gordon forwards would for a brief instant invade the lines of the colours. 1896 Thames (N.Z.) Advertiser 26 Aug. 3/1 From the kick off Wellington were forcing the play, and Roache made a clever run, again scoring for the all-blacks.] 1904 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 28 June 5/6 I should like to see the Britishers play again before venturing a decided opinion... If the New Zealand forward team is as good as it ought to be, I think the chances favour the ‘all-blacks’. 1905 Daily Mail 12 Oct. 7/7 The ‘All Blacks’, as the Colonials are dubbed. 1905 Daily Mail 12 Oct. 7/7 Did Hartlepool expect an ‘All Black’ to pass, he did nothing of the kind. 1935 Times 12 Oct. 6/4 Injuries are still adding to the All Blacks' difficulties. 1946 F. L. W. Wood This New Zealand xv. 240 The year the All Blacks went home. 1976 Economist 3 Jan. 68/2 The final test in New Zealand, which the All Blacks had to win to square the series. 1984 C. Meads in R. H. Chester & N. A. C. McMillan Centenary 13/2 I waited for that unique moment when I ran out on to the field and began believing I was..an All Black. 1986 Guardian Weekly 25 May 23/4 In South Africa the New Zealand Cavaliers—openly called All Blacks on match tickets—won the second ‘test’ at Durban. 2010 Sunday Times (Nexis) 5 Sept. (Sport section) 2 The All Blacks may now inhabit a rugby superstratum of their own making. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1846
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