First Known Use: 1547
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blackamoor
noun black·a·moor \ˈbla-kə-ˌmu̇r\
Definition of BLACKAMOOR
: a dark-skinned person; especially : black 4a
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Origin of BLACKAMOOR
irregular from black + Moor
Rhymes with BLACKAMOOR
amateur, aperture, armature, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur
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