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pitch-black adj
1. extremely dark; unlit the room was pitch-black 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a deep black colour ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
pitch-black pitch-dark Translations pitch-black [ˌpɪtʃˈblæk‘] (also pitch-dark) adj → nero/a come la pece the room was pitch-black → nella stanza c'era un buio pesto pitch-black [ˌpɪtʃˈblæk‘] (also pitch-dark) adj → nero/a come la pece the room was pitch-black → nella stanza c'era un buio pesto How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In front of us, at a distance of two hundred yards or so as well as I could calculate, rose a black mass, which gradually resolved itself, as my eyes became accustomed to the twilight, into a long, low, and ancient house, with a hedge of evergreens and a pitch-black paling in front of it. The little girl sitting at the table was obstinately and violently battering on it with a cork, and staring aimlessly at her mother with her pitch-black eyes. As it would have been cruel to demand assistance from such a shadowy wreck I went to work myself, dragging my chest along a pitch-black passage under the poop deck, while he sighed and moaned around me as if my exertions were more than his weakness could stand. |
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