blackamoor
/ˈblæk.əˌmɔɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.41 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A village in Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6925).
Example Sentences
- "Argent, three blackamoors’ heads couped sable, capped or, fretty gules."
- "`Well, Job,' I said, `perhaps it would be as well. There are lots of blankets there, only be careful to keep out of the moon, or it may turn your head or blind you.' `Lord, sir! I don't think it would much matter if it did; it is that turned already with the sight of these blackamoors and their filthy, thieving ways.'"
- "Go venture shipwreck on the sullen coasts Where blackamoors make captive Christian men ..."
- ""What!" exclaimed the Prince, "the music is by the blackamoor (a black Moor). Well, my fine blackamoor, henceforth thou art in my service.""
- "What had Pringle done to merit such a severe penalty? He had said to Adusei during a criminal trial, "How's the blackamoor?". The Tribunal found that this was offensive, which clearly it was, and constituted an act of racial discrimination."
- "Gage noted the clothing of the slaves of the Spanish nobles, and silk was common to them. "The gentlemen have their train of blackamoor slaves, some a dozen, some half a dozen, waiting on them, in brave and gallant liveries, heavy with gold and silver lace, with silk stockings on their black legs, and roses on their feet, and swords by their sides.""
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: blæc
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblæk.əˌmɔɹ/
- British English: /ˈblæk.əˌmɔː(ɹ)/
Usage
Inflected Forms
blackamoors (plural)
blackamore (alternative)
blackemore (alternative)
blackemoor (alternative)
blackymore (alternative, Scotland)
blackmoor (alternative, obsolete)