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jet black

jet black is the alternative spelling of jet-black.

Meaning of jet-black

Adjective

jet-black (comparative more jet-black, superlative most jet-black)

  1. Pitch-black; of the blackest black.
    • Year after year unto her feet, / She lying on her couch alone, / Across the purpled coverlet, / The maiden's jet-black hair has grown, […]1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 152
    Synonyms:
    jetty

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Questions about jet black

What is jet black the alternative spelling of?
Jet black is the alternative spelling of jet-black.

Words near jet black in the dictionary

  1. jet ants
  2. jet bead
  3. jet beads
  4. jet belt
  5. jet belts
  6. jet black
  7. jet blast
  8. jet boat
  9. jet boats
  10. jet bridge
  11. jet bridges

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