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BLEND, noun

An ore of zink, called also mock-lead, false galena and black jack. Its color is mostly yellow, brown and black. There are several varieties, but in general, this ore contains more than half its weight of zink, about one fourth sulphur, and usually a small portion of iron. In chimical language, it is a sulphuret of zink.

BLEND, verb transitive

1. To mix or mingle together; hence to confound, so that the separate things mixed cannot be distinguished.

2. To pollute by mixture; to spoil or corrupt.

3. To blind.

BLEND, verb intransitive To be mixed; to be united.

There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality.