jet-black

[jet-blak]

adjective

1. deep-black.

   jet-black hair.

jet black

noun

1. 1. a deep black colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      jet-black hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of jet-black¹

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

She stuck the jet-black feather in her hair and began prancing around and chirping orders in a wicked imitation of Lady Constance Ashton.

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But finding yourself in a bind necessitates clever solutions, and Park’s already dark comedy turns jet-black as the director reveals that stress can beget new talents.

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She'd wear outrageous costumes or jet-black sunglasses, deliberately putting a barrier between her and the journalist.

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You see tiny sprouts inching out of fallen trunks, head-high green shoots overshadowing charred remnants and towering old trees whose branches are greening again, despite jet-black charred bark below.

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Sinwar - who has striking snow-white hair and jet-black eyebrows - disappeared at the start of the war sparked by the attack, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

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