BLACK, a.
1. Of the color of night destitute of light dark.
2. Darkened by clouds as the heavens black with clouds.
3. Sullen having a cloudy look or countenance.
4. Atrociously wicked horrible as a black deed or crime.
5. Dismal mournful calamitous.
Black and blue, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue.
BLACK, n. That which is destitute of light or whiteness the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color as, a cloth has a good black.
1. A negro a person whose skin is black.
2. A black dress, or mourning as, to be clothed in black.
BLACK, To make black to blacken to soil.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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