coal black
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coal black
Where it comes from
From Middle English colblak, colblake, cole-blak, cole-blake, coleblacke, colle blake, from the phrase blak as cole (“black as coal”).
adjective
- Of an intensely black colour, like that of coal. Thor glared at him with hard coal-black eyes […]
Opposite: snow white, snow-white
noun coal blacks
- A black colour, like that of coal; charcoal.
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adjective
Opposite: snow white, snow-white
Translations
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adj Of a black colour, like that of coal
| 日本語 | 石炭黒 sekitan kuro |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | kohlenschwarz |
| Română | negru ca cărbunele |
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