Lampblack in a sentence as a noun

Inks were historically gall inks that used lampblack for the first few weeks, and the ink gall to dissolve/burn the parchment. That's why inks were black: they were char.

Lampblack definitions

noun

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

See also: soot smut crock