(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
Eilwen	-	Welsh
Felicie	fe-LEE-tsee-ə	German
Eduarda	-	Portuguese
Lenard	['leinɑ:t]
Tucker	['tʌkə]
Ioram	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek