coal black
Of an intensely black colour, like that of coalOf an intensely black colour, like that of coal.
» No matter how much you lap coal, it stays black.
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1 senses(not comparable)Of an intensely black colour, like that of coal.
kohlenschwarz
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.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
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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