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Definition of Black-and-white

1. Adjective. Lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black. "Black-and-white stripes"

2. Adjective. Not having or not capable of producing colors. "The movie was in black and white"

3. Adjective. Of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories. "There were no grey areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white"

Definition of Black-and-white

1. Adjective. Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color. ¹

2. Adjective. Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black-and-white

blabbermouthed blabbermouths blabbers blabbier blabbiest blabbing blabbings blabby blabs blaccent

blaccents black black-and-blue black-and-tan coonhound black-and-tan terrier black-and-white (current term) black-and-white television black-and-white televisions black-arched moth black-arched moths

black-backed antshrike black-backed antshrikes black-backed gull black-backed jackal black-bag black-bellied plover black-bellied plovers black-billed capercaillie black-billed cuckoo black-body radiation

Literary usage of Black-and-white

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

1. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1896)
"Dec. black and white white white and green white blackish yellow blue and white white white red black dark orange black and white light red white light ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1906)
"The actual results were four white or black and white, and five red or black ... Of the four, two were pure white with dark skin, one was black and white ..."

3. The Contemporary Review (1878)
"BLACK AND WHITE. WE have before us fire works, all illustrated in black and white; appreciable portion of the art-work of this year, and of different ..."

4. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"Ashy; tail white-edged and tipt; crown crested; throat varied, black and white; chest black; length six inches. S. America. ..."

5. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1892)
"Roan Klack Black and White Black and White Black and Whitu Red ... Black and White Dutch.. Black and White Dutch Red and White Roan Red and White Black and ..."

6. The Analyst by Society of Public Analysts (Great Britain). (1880)
"THE seeds of black and white mustard, Sinapis nigra and S. alba, when crushed and sifted constitute the mustard farina of commerce; both species are ..."

7. A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States by William Dunlap (1918)
"After ivory black and white lead, follow the tints.— 1. Indian red 6. No. ... Ivory black and white 4. More white 10. Raw umber and white 16. More white 5. ..."

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