jet-black

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ˌjet-ˈblack adjective CCvery dark black 乌黑的 jet-black hair 乌黑的头发 —jet black noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

jet-black• Now everything was jet-black and fiery red.• The eyes had become a jet-black bar that flamed.• She was attractive in a plump, slovenly way, with a mass of jet-black curls, dark eyes and brown skin.• jet-black eyebrows• His jet-black eyes stare out from hand-painted murals or photographs mounted in every shop, school and office in the country.• Tall and slender, with pale skin and jet-black hair, she was less outgoing than her older sister.• Her eyes wide and solicitous and framed by jet-black lashes I made thick and long by trimming the ends every few months.• In principle, the play should be more sinister and much funnier in its jet-black way than this version allows.

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jet-black
ˌjet-ˈblack

adjective
very dark black:

jet-black hair
—jet black noun [uncountable]