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smoky black

smoky black noun: a coat colour of horses that is either black or slightly lighter than black.

Noun

smoky black (countable and uncountable, plural smoky blacks)

  1. A coat colour of horses that is either black or slightly lighter than black.
    • During the summer months they sport smoky-black plumage, their wings speckled with white spots, but at this time of year they have mottled grey backs with paler underparts, making them difficult to distinguish from the more prolific common redshank (T totanus).2019 December 6, Claire Stares, “Country diary: this elegant wader has become a local celebrity”, in The Guardian
    • Past president Arthur Watson also uses words, wonderful Scots words for snowfall and nightfall, 25 of them rendered in smoky black, each in its own frame.2019 November 20, Duncan Macmillan, “Art reviews: RSA Annual Exhibition 2019 - Mary Cameron: Life in Paint”, in The Scotsman

Forms of smoky black

pluralsmoky blacks

Words that rhyme with smoky black

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Questions about smoky black

What does smoky black mean?
Smoky black means a coat colour of horses that is either black or slightly lighter than black.
What part of speech is smoky black?
Smoky black is a noun.
What is the plural of smoky black?
The plural of smoky black is smoky blacks.

Words near smoky black in the dictionary

  1. smoko
  2. smokos
  3. smokum
  4. Smokvica
  5. smoky
  6. smoky black
  7. smoky blacks
  8. smoky brown
  9. smoky brown cockroach
  10. smoky eye
  11. smoky eyes

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