b and w

or B and W, b&w, B&W


adjective
  1. (of a motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.) black and white, as distinguished from color.

noun
  1. a black and white motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.

Origin of b and w

1
First recorded in 1950–55

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British Dictionary definitions for B & W

B & W

abbreviation for
  1. black and white

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