noun
- A black pigment made by charring animal bones, used in paints, inks, and other industrial applications.
Usage: Also called bone char or bone charcoal.; Primarily used in industrial and artistic contexts.
Examples
- The artist mixed boneblack into her oil paint to achieve a deep, rich black tone.
- Boneblack has been used as a pigment in printing inks for centuries.
- The factory produced boneblack by heating animal bones in a low-oxygen environment.
- Boneblack is valued for its fine particle size and consistent color in industrial applications.
- The restoration team identified boneblack as the primary pigment in the 18th-century painting.