blab, n. [babbler], blabber, [telltale].--v. [tell], [tattle].
black, a. sable, ebon, [inky], Stygian, Cimmerian, [lowering], [murky]; Ethiopian, Papuan, [negro].
black, n. [stain], [smooch]; Ethiopian, Papuan, [negro].
black and blue. [livid], ecchymosed.
black and blue spot. ecchymosis, suggillation.
black art. [necromancy], [conjuration], [magic], [sorcery].
blacken, v. [darken], denigrate; begrime, besmirch, [tarnish], discolor; [defame], malign.
blackguard, n. [scoundrel], [rascal], [villain], [ruffian].
blackguard, a. [vicious], [scurrilous], opprobrious, [foul].
blackguardism, n. ruffianism, [scoundrelism], [rascality]; scurrility, [billingsgate].