(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
Niels (2)NEELSDutch
Patriciopah-TREE-thyo (Spanish), pah-TREE-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Jodocusyo-DO-kəs (Dutch)Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
&Aelig;Lfweard-Anglo-Saxon
Luna-Roman Mythology
Bijoy-Bengali