Definition of Coal black

1. Noun. A very dark black.

Exact synonyms: Ebony, Jet Black, Pitch Black, Sable, Soot Black
Generic synonyms: Black, Blackness, Inkiness
Derivative terms: Ebonize

Definition of Coal black

1. Adjective. Of a black colour, like that of coal. ¹

2. Noun. A black colour, like that of coal; charcoal. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coal Black

coaitas
coak
coaked
coaks
coal
coal-black
coal-meter
coal-meters
coal-tar
coal-tar creosote
coal-tars
coal-whipper
coal-whippers
coal ball
coal bed
coal black (current term)
coal car
coal chute
coal drop
coal drops
coal dust
coal gas
coal house
coal industry
coal mine
coal miner
coal miner's lung
coal mines
coal oil
coal scuttle

Literary usage of Coal black

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, the Collieries, and Coal Trade by John Holland (1841)
"Composition of Coal—Gradations of Fossil Character —Mineral Arrangement—Brown Coal—Black Coal—Glance Coal—Sub-species of each kind- Varieties in the ..."

2. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions by Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London (1892)
"Having done this a glistening coal-black object came into view through the sac, which, for the moment, was thought might be congested bowel. ..."

3. Army Life of an Illinois Soldier: Including a Day by Day Record of Sherman's by Charles Wright Wills (1906)
"... servant captured a beautiful coal black squirrel, with white nose and white ear tips. He is larger than any fox squirrel I ever saw. ..."

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