(as) black as a raven's wing



(as) black as a raven's wing

1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as a raven's wing 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 wing.
See also: black, wing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thibaulttee-BOFrench
Hro&Eth;Ulf-Anglo-Saxon
JeannaJEE-nəEnglish
Ekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Japik-Frisian (Rare)
ClÍOna-Irish