in black and white

: of the color black (see ²black 2)

: very dark in color

: having a very deep or low register (see ¹register 4b)

: a pigment or dye of the color black : a black pigment or dye

: the achromatic (see achromatic 3) color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light

: something that is black: such as

: to become black (see ¹black)

: to make black

: to declare (something, such as a business or industry) subject to boycott by trade-union members

: free from color

: of the color of new snow or milk

: light or pallid in color

: the achromatic object color of greatest lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that reflect diffusely nearly all incident energy throughout the visible spectrum

: a white or light-colored part of something: such as

: a mass of albuminous material surrounding the yolk of an egg

: whiten