black art

English

Noun

black art (plural black arts)

1. A practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magic.
2. (figuratively, by extension) A process that is mysterious or difficult to master.

   Operating a hand card punch was something of a black art.

Synonyms

• dark art

Translations

witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, etc.

Greek: μαύρη μαγεία (mavri magia) f. (1) Russian: чёрная магия (ru) (čórnaja mágija) f.

Swedish: svartkonst c. (1)

Anagrams

• black rat