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Definition of Black amber

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Jet Jet, n. [OF. jet, jayet, F. ja["i]et, jais, L. gagates, fr. Gr. ?; -- so called from ? or ?, a town and river in Lycia.] [written also jeat, jayet.] (Min.) A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber. Jet ant (Zo["o]l.), a blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paperlike material in the trunks of trees.
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2. Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky. 3. Ambergris. [Obs.] You that smell of amber at my charge. --Beau. & Fl. 4. The balsam, liquidambar. Black amber, and old and popular name for jet.

Meaning of Black amber from wikipedia

- an odour similar to coal. Jet may induce an electric charge like that of amber when rubbed. Jet is very easily cut using carving tools, but small pieces...
- Amber is fossilized tree resin. Examples of it have been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, and worked as a gemstone...
- Amber Mildred Ruffin (born January 9, 1979) is an American comedian, writer and actress. She hosted her own late-night talk show titled The Amber Ruffin...
- An Amber alert (alternatively styled AMBER alert) or a child abduction emergency alert (SAME code: CAE) is a message distributed by a child abduction...
- Greece, the Black Sea, Syria and Egypt over a period of thousands of years. The oldest trade in amber started from Sicily. The Sicilian amber trade was...
- Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14, 1983) is an American actress and author. She first came to national attention in her role on the soap opera General Hospital...
- Amber Rose Levonchuck (born October 21, 1983) is an American model and television personality. She gained attention after she starred in the music video...
- fan. In February 1983 Priestman as "Harry Amber" and Herman as "Mark Black," together as "Amber and Black," along with the Hull City players themselves...
- (green, white and amber) and Kilkenny also play in black and amber, albeit a more yellow amber. Amber is a color worn by English football clubs Hull City...
- Candace Amber Owens Farmer (née Owens; born 1989) is an American political commentator and pundit. She is mostly described as conservative or far-right...