(as) black as a raven's feather



(as) black as a raven's feather

1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as a raven's feather down there!
2. dated Of a thoroughly evil, mean-spirited, or ungenerous mindset or disposition. She narrowed her eyes, and I could tell her thoughts had turned as black as a raven's feather.
See also: black, feather

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arp[a:p]
Yedidyah-Biblical Hebrew
Kusumakoo-SOO-mahIndonesian
Aranrhod-Welsh, Welsh Mythology
MiekeMEE-kəDutch
Bagot['bægət]