black seed (blaksed)

The nonesuch, Medi cago lupulin a: so called from its black, seedlike pods. black-shell (blak's hel), n. A univalve shell of the family Haliotidæ, inhabiting the Pacific ocean. See extract. The black - shell ... is so called because, when polished, it throws out a very dark shade, full, however, of beautiful rainbow tints exquisitely blended. M. S. Lowell , British Edible Mollusca, p. 182. black size (blak's iz), v . t .; pret. and pp. black sized , ppr. black sizing . In leather - working , to cover with a coat of stiff size and tallow. The on with a soft brush or sponge, and the leather IMG:content-2135.png:[graphic] size is laid on is then well rubbed with a gla slicker, after which it. receives a final glo from a little thin size applied with a sponge.