: deep black in color : black as jet
jet-black hair

Examples of jet-black in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The shelves are crowded with tall deli containers filled with aqua blue passion fruit alginate, jet-black cardamom-and-coffee alginate, and jars of produce at various stages of fermentation. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 Alongside the retro checkerboard print there are flame French tips and a jet-black colorblock nail. Mica Ricketts, refinery29.com, 10 Oct. 2024 With jet-black hair and heavy, black eyeliner and large, black platform combat boots, Clover-Lynn doesn’t look like the kind of girl who would casually pick up the instrument. G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024 And that’s not all, The Clermont Twins hit the streets with 40 inches of jet-black silkiness, giving us a touch of stunning American glamor the Parisian way. Stixx Mathews, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jet-black 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jet-black was in the 15th century

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“Jet-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet-black. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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