Definition of Black-haired

1. Adjective. Having hair of a dark color. "A dark-haired beauty"

Exact synonyms: Brown-haired, Dark-haired
Similar to: Brunet, Brunette

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black-haired

black-crested antshrikes
black-crowned night heron
black-dot ringworm
black-eyed Susan
black-eyed Susan vine
black-eyed Susans
black-eyed pea
black-eyed peas
black-footed albatross
black-footed cat
black-footed cats
black-footed ferret
black-footed rock wallaby
black-fronted bush shrike
black-grouse
black-haired (current term)
black-handed gibbon
black-handed gibbons
black-headed gull
black-headed gulls
black-headed snake
black-hearted
black-hole
black-hooded antshrike
black-hooded antshrikes
black-house
black-ice
black-jack
black-legged tick
black-letter

Literary usage of Black-haired

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

1. Graham's Magazine by Graham, George R, Edgar Allan Poe, John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1852)
"The great majority of the human race belong to the melanic or black-haired variety, with a corresponding hue of the skin. This hue varies from the deepest ..."

2. The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner (1856)
"Against red and black-haired persons.—178. Difference of opinion as to the functions of the antennae.—179. Organs of taste.—180. ..."

3. Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind by James Cowles Prichard (1851)
"black-haired persons have sometimes skins as white, but not so fair and ... When so exposed, the complexion of the black- haired presently acquires a brown ..."

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