raven-haired

English

Etymology

From raven +‎ haired.

Adjective

raven-haired (comparative more raven-haired, superlative most raven-haired)

  1. Having hair that is very black and lustrous.
    • 1965, James Holledge, What Makes a Call Girl?, London: Horwitz Publications, page 101:
      `Attractive, raven-haired, about twenty-three and with a figure like Diana Dors.'
    • 2003, Christopher Paolini, “Prologue: Shade of Fear”, in Eragon, page 2:
      Between these two rode a raven-haired elven lady, who surveyed her surroundings with poise.

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