animal black
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of animal black
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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If the heating of the animal black exceeds 500° the product hardens, diminishes in volume, and loses its porosity.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various
Hitched to a post near the wall was a fat, undersized animal, black as jet, and with more mane and tail than was at all reasonable.
From Ahead of the Army by Emerson, C. Chase
His horse, Paul Revere, is a magnificent animal, black as a raven, with the exception of four white feet.
From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Glazier, Willard W.
He was a fine animal, black as jet and as high-spirited as Spitfire himself.
From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen
This was demonstrated the day he first met the great ant-eater—a curious animal, black, with white stripes on its shoulders, and fully as large as Suma, his mother.
From The Black Phantom by Miller, Leo E. (Leo Edward)
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