coal black
coal black · coal blacks
ебенове дерево, гебан
чёрное дерево, эбеновое дерево, чёрный цвет
Ebenholz
A black colour, like that of coalA black colour, like that of coal; charcoal.
» No matter how much you lap coal, it stays black.
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1 sensesA black colour, like that of coal; charcoal.
a very dark black
Examples
2 sentencesNo matter how much you lap coal, it stays black.
Snow is white, coal is black, gold is yellow, rubies are red, emeralds are green, topaz is blue, and amethysts are purple.
Origin
From Middle English colblak, colblake, cole-blak, cole-blake, coleblacke, colle blake, froFrom Middle English colblak, colblake, cole-blak, cole-blake, coleblacke, colle blake, from the phrase blak as cole (“black as coal”).
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Forms
plural: coal blacks| Singular | coal black |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a very dark black:ebonyjet blackpitch blacksablesoot black
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbone black