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

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For her glam, Haddish went with natural makeup and wore her jet-black hair bone straight and parted down the center. Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 The secret is in the multifaceted formula—volume-building, lengthening, and jet-black—and its oversized yet easy-to-maneuver wand. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Feb. 2025 His jet-black hair is cleanly parted and oiled; his face, big and round. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025 This Apple Watch Series 10 GPS model offers a larger 46mm screen with 30% more display area and a jet-black aluminum casing with a black sports band. Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for jet-black 

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 19 Feb. 2025.

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