smut
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- noun
- /smʌt/
- Archaic
:
negro de humo
Examples
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And then I got smut, and smut is a velvet color or a velvet finish, and it's like a green.
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The artist used smut as a pigment to create deep, rich hues in her painting.
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He added a small amount of smut to the ink to achieve a darker color.
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The formula for the new ink includes smut, which gives it a unique, velvety finish.
Synonyms
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2.5
A black powder that forms when wood or coal burns and collects on surfaces
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9.9
A black powder used to make ink and paint
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5.9
A fine black powder used to make inks, paints, and rubber dark
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9.8
A very fine black powder made from soot used for ink and paint
Compounds
- Specialized
A disease of grain caused by a fungus that makes dark powder inside the husks
- Specialized
A disease of rice that covers the grains with a green powder of fungus spores
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark streaks and black dust
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark powdery streaks on leaves and stems
- Specialized
A disease of wheat or barley that turns the grain head into a powder of fungus
- Specialized
A fungal disease that makes corn or sorghum flowers turn into a black spore mass covered by a thin skin
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A disease caused by a fungus that makes black blisters on onion leaves and young plants
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A small living thing that grows on plants and makes black dusty spots often on wheat or corn
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A disease that affects wheat and similar grains, turning grains into dark, smelly masses
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Plant disease that attacks wheat leaves and stems, causing dark streaks and lower crop yields
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smut as a pigment is the dark, sooty substance used in inks and paints, named after the old word for 'soot'. So the word simply stayed with this black, stain-like material.