coal black

Definition

Of an intensely black colour, like that of coal.

Etymology

From Middle English colblak, colblake, cole-blak, cole-blake, coleblacke, colle blake, from the phrase blak as cole (“black as coal”).

Example Sentences

• "Thor glared at him with hard coal-black eyes […]"
• "Hung in the stocking / For my empty coal-black soul"