jet-black

American

[jet-blak] / ˈdʒɛtˈblæk /

adjective

deep-black.

jet-black hair.

jet black British

noun

1. a deep black colour
2. ( as adjective )
  
  jet-black hair

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Etymology

Origin of jet-black

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

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Jet black fakeys have been glued to her fingernails, but they’re in ruins – bitten away.

From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2015

Jet black hairs wound themselves around bars of soap.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Bells came first, Jet black came last, But at the stream they stopped aghast.

From The Counts of Gruyère by De Koven, Anna

Jet black hair and black, flashing eyes were universal, only a single one having dark red hair and beard.

From Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant by Mattson, Hans

Jet black, 93, 94, 95, 96. --- ----- on wool, 90, 91, 93.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin

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