ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fuligin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfjuːlə.d͡ʒɪn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Fuligin is a noun meaning soot, lampblack.

Meaning

soot, lampblack.

More Meanings

  1. a hypothetical colour darker than black.
  2. fuliginous; sooty or black.
  3. of the colour fuligin.

Example Sentences

The shadow hovers o’er us, old and long, Its power fuligin and vast.
Then the Forestal took the Staff of Law, black as fuligin after her battle - -
“What is the tinct of your own guild?” “Fuligin,” I told him. “The color that is darker than black.”
2003, “Mike Andrews” (username), “hosteurope blackhat?” More like fuligin: darker than an event horizon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fuliginosity, soot, fuligorubin, glaur, litharge, sponge.

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