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Meanings of jet-black in English

Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal.

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Usage of jet-black in English
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Through the glass I could see the tiny nest of jet-black hair.
A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others
2
The jet-black cat is thought by many to be the most desirable.
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
3
He wore a jet-black beard that grew close and dropped compactly down.
Laramie Holds the Range
4
Presently a tall, dark fellow advanced, with jet-black moustache and red cheeks.
Sir George Tressady — Volume II
5
This one was a young boy with a jet-black mane of hair.
The Child Thief
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These being picked out, there remained a jet-black fine sand, resembling gunpowder.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
7
She had large deep-violet eyes, jet-black hair, and a sweet, fresh complexion.
The Rebel of the School
8
His thick jet-black hair had begun to turn gray at the temples.
Dark rivers of the heart
9
A real old 'saddle-back' has a white saddle and almost jet-black points.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
10
His carefully styled hair was jet-black, as was his neatly trimmed goatee.
Nightingale's lament
11
Alex had the dark complexion and jet-black hair of an East Indian.
Caliban's War
12
And the woman with the jet-black hair who works at the library!
All the pretty dead girls
13
Benjy turned and looked at the pretty girl with the jet-black hair.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
14
She was rail thin with short jet-black hair and sharp, dark eyes.
Love overboard
15
Otherwise handsome, with jet-black hair, his mouth came with a built-in sneer.
Hex and the city
16
Of course, the jet-black steed before him was far more than an animal.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
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