† blextern.
Etymology: for blekster , < bleck v.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > blackening agent > [noun] > one who blackens
c1440 39 Blextere, obfuscator.
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