Charcoal; carbon; a piece or deposit of this. Also: a black mark made using charcoal; (hence) a mark of censure. Cf. white coal, n. 1. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ133108 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [noun] > censure or condemnation > mark of (6) black coal1525 Charcoal; carbon; a piece or deposit of this. Also: a black mark made using charcoal; (hence) a mark of censure. Cf. white coal, n. 1. Obsolete. theta1603 The eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, Θ, θ (see th, n.1). note1605 The mark of censure used by the Roman censors. Cf. nota, n. Obsolete. black mark1624 A (formal or official) record or notification of a person's misdemeanour, bad behaviour, poor performance, etc.; (figurative) disapproval, (a… demerit mark1862 A penalty mark awarded as a punishment for misconduct, poor work, etc., esp. in schools or the Services; a ‘black’ mark. Also demerit mark, demerit… strike1938 Baseball. figurative. Usually preceded by a numeral or enumerative adjective and constructed with against or †on. Something to one's discredit, a… |
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