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v. i. To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. blendan, from blind blind. See Blind, a. ] To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G., fr. blenden to blind, dazzle, deceive, fr. blind blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster; or (Dana) because, though often resembling galena, it yields no lead. Cf. Sphalerite. ] (Min.) (a) A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners mock lead, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous. (b) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable. Antonym of unblended. [ Narrower terms: alloyed; emulsified; homogenized ]
Syn. -- mingled, commingled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. homogeneous heterogeneous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who, or that which, blends; an instrument, as a brush, used in blending. Specifically, an electrical device with a rapidly rotating spindle to which a specially designed container can be attached, so that the contents of the container are agitated by rotating blades at adjustable speeds, permitting various degrees of homogenization of the contents. container are [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of mingling. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Paint.) The method of laying on different tints so that they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each other insensibly. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, blende. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G., fr. horn horn + blende blende. ] (Min.) The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See Amphibole.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hornblende schist (Geol.), a hornblende rock of schistose structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a word that is composed of parts from different languages; e.g. monolingual has a Greek prefix and a Latin root.
Syn. -- hybrid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ 1st pitch + blende. ] (Min.) A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite. [ 1913 Webster ]