black belt

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)Type of expert
  2. a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)Type of badge
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Black′ belt′ (blăk′bĕlt′), noun

Martial arts a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors

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