(as) black as the minister's coat

dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as the minister's coat down there!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Coats	[kəuts]
Jayla	JAY-lə	English (Modern)
Pelageya	pye-lah-GYE-yah, pee-lah-GYE-yah	Russian
Roxana	rahk-SAN-ə (English), rok-SAHN-ah (Spanish)	English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hieronymus	hee-RO-nee-muws (German)	German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Kestrel	KES-trəl	English (Rare)