OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1230

black

/blæk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
negro
The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
Black is the badge of hell, / The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night.
CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. This four component color system is standard for most types of color printing, since black is an ink color in printing but is simp…
charol • chombo (anglophone) • greno • moreno • negra • negro
The person playing with the black set of pieces.
1...Qd3 2 Ne1 Nd2! wins since 3 Nxd3 Rxf1 mate while 3 Qxc7+ Kg6 only delays the end. The best White can do is 3 Qc3+ Qxc3 4 Rxc3 Rxe1 when Black also wins the Bf1 and will be two…
At this point black makes a disastrous move.