brown-black
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- adjective
- /braʊn blæk/
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marrón-negro
- His thick hair was a deep brown-black, reflecting the light in a subtle way.
- dark brown-black
- brown-black eyes
Examples
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I think Kojima is right; upon close inspection, I think the beard is not grey. On the sides, it looks like it, but in the center of the face, where it shows some shadow and not so much lighting, you can see it is brown-black. Therefore, I think it is the lighting that makes it look grey on the sides.
Blog text (28) -
Pulling a small cloth-wrapped bundle from under his jacket, Algar unwrapped a rectangular, mottled brown-black metal box.
Fiction book (1996) -
And this is in the shade brown black and it's got a plastic nib brush.
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Only the huge, dark eyes had not changed, all pupil but for a rim of muddy brown-black.
Fiction book (1996) -
The white of his jacket was stained a glistening deep brown-black.
Academic text (2005) -
Mostly it's either a neutral color or a pale, pale, pale blue with a little bit of grey, or I like a deep, deep, deep dark almost brown-black.
Blog text (11) -
The Novato meteorite features a brown-black, crusty exterior, maybe with small, rusted spots after recent rainfall.
Blog text (19) -
The dark brown-black body of a man who may have ruled Egypt more than three thousand years ago lies before me on a padded cushion in the conservation laboratory at Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum.
Academic text (2003) -
The walls were painted a rich brown-black that created a cozy atmosphere in the room.
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She chose a brown-black leather jacket that complemented her style perfectly.
Synonyms
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A dark black color with a slight brown tone
Dark brown with a little black
Antonyms
How Brown
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brown-black is a simple compound of brown and black, meaning a color that is like 'black' with a touch of 'brown'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine mixing brown and black paint to get a deep, dark shade, which is why the word describes a dark brownish-black color.