Lexic.us

Definition of Black and white

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

2. Noun. Communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten).

3. Noun. A black-and-white photograph or slide.

Definition of Black and white

1. Noun. (US slang law enforcement) A 1970s police patrol car. ¹

2. Noun. A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: imaging) Representing colours with pure black and white tones or with shades of gray. ¹

4. Adjective. (figuratively) Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black And White

black-tongue disease black-vulture black-water rafting black-winged stilt black-woodpecker black Angus black Hollander black Irish black abalone black abalones

black alder black alders black and blue black and gold garden spider black and gold garden spiders black and white (current term) black and white(p) black and white warbler black and white warblers black antshrike

black apricot black archangel black art black arts black as coal black ash black babies black bag black bags black bamboo

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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