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Meanings of blackened in anglès

(Of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood.

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Examples for "black"
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The pet was now in the arms of the woman in black.
Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performanc...
2
Tinaja similar in form and size to the preceding; black polished ware.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the India...
3
Brief shots of black-clad armed men standing at attention, pleased; general joy.
Valis
4
Look at your boat, sir; you in the red and black caps.
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
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This is not a black-and-white 1930s issue, this is a global issue.
The Guardian
Usage of blackened in anglès
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Today, you can see blackened ruins, including a mostly destroyed 18th-century theatre.
BBC
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Before Castle Carris a turbulent, roaring sea of reavers blackened the land.
The Lair of Bones
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Reavers blackened the land and continued marching from the south all morning.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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Your eye is not so blackened as 'twas a few days ago.
The irish warrior
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There was nothing there now except a large area of blackened stone.
Dragons of autumn twilight
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The ceiling of the crypt is blackened by the smoke of lamps.
Byeways in Palestine
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It's been purgatory this year, frogspawn frozen, broad beans blackened by frost.
The Guardian
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In spots the sea was blackened by charred and sometimes smoking fragments.
Ben-Hur
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The glands on the central disc were blackened, and had ceased secreting.
Insectivorous Plants
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It really was coming from behind the blackened wall of the Dome.
Under the dome: a novel
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A smoky haze rose from the blackened remains of Polly Larenski's house.
The panic zone
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He pulled a blackened card out of the interior of the panel.
Greylorn
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Chimneys of blackened stone were all that was left of the houses.
Sons of the Oak
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The skies blackened just before lunch and, sure enough, the rain came.
The Irish Times
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The ruins are still charred and blackened by the West Saxon fires.
Science in Arcady
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The smoke of incense and of altar candles Has blackened it already.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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