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Meanings of black in English
Darkest color, resulting from the absence or complete absorption of light.
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Eye color.
Related terms
Spanish
negro 
Russian
чёрный Catalan
pelatge negre 
Usage of black in English
1
The pet was now in the arms of the woman in black.
2
Tinaja similar in form and size to the preceding; black polished ware.
3
Brief shots of black-clad armed men standing at attention, pleased; general joy.
4
Look at your boat, sir; you in the red and black caps.
5
This is not a black-and-white 1930s issue, this is a global issue.
6
The white and black mutually require the protection of the General Government.
7
The spaniel flew at the black dog; nipping at the plodding forepaws.
8
The black-beetles have left the house; the house will be burnt down.
9
The result of the subtraction is a flow-independent black-blood vessel wall image.
10
The symbolism of the black cloth in the left hand seems evident.
11
Not a soul to be seen; not a black in the place.
12
Egypt's black-hole economy is potentially the kingdom's most expensive foreign policy commitment.
13
But at the head of the report in black-faced type we read:
14
The ferocious purpose in the black eyes faded to a ghastly terror.
15
You shall die; so shall the white woman and the black slave.
16
The stars and the rising moon gleamed in the smooth, black ripples.
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Spanish
Black through the time
Black across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
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