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raven-haired

raven-haired adjective: having hair that is very black and lustrous.

Adjective

raven-haired (comparative more raven-haired, superlative most raven-haired)

  1. Having hair that is very black and lustrous.
    • `Attractive, raven-haired, about twenty-three and with a figure like Diana Dors.'1965, James Holledge, What Makes a Call Girl?, London: Horwitz Publications, page 101
    • Between these two rode a raven-haired elven lady, who surveyed her surroundings with poise.2003, Christopher Paolini, “Prologue: Shade of Fear”, in Eragon, page 2

Forms of raven-haired

comparativemore raven-haired
superlativemost raven-haired

Origin of raven-haired

From raven + haired.

Questions about raven-haired

What does raven-haired mean?
Raven-haired means having hair that is very black and lustrous.
What part of speech is raven-haired?
Raven-haired is an adjective.

Words near raven-haired in the dictionary

  1. raven parrot
  2. raven parrots
  3. raven's bone
  4. raven's duck
  5. raven's foot
  6. raven-haired
  7. raven-messenger
  8. raven-messengers
  9. Ravena
  10. ravenala
  11. ravenalas

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