Other definitions for black-and-white (2 of 2)
displaying only black and white tones; without color, as a picture or chart: a black-and-white photograph.
partly black and partly white; made up of separate areas or design elements of black and white: black-and-white shoes.
of, relating to, or constituting a two-valued system, as of logic or morality; absolute: To those who think in black-and-white terms, a person must be either entirely good or entirely bad.
Origin of black-and-white
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How to use black and white in a sentence
Artists Under Hitler successfully manages to add some grey to the generally black-and-white conversation about Nazis and art.
Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists | William O’Connor | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis whole thing about a black-and-white culture of knee-jerk reactions is reinforced by television.
James Patterson Goes Full ‘Fahrenheit 451’ With Burning Book Video | William O’Connor | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe second question was about viewing the world in strictly black-and-white (or red-and-blue) terms.
The Right-Wing Crusade Against KStew: How Fear Factories Like Breitbart and Fox Distort News | Marlow Stern | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are grainy, low-resolution black-and-white pictures, more scruff than science.
Having sufficiently wet ourselves, we viewers are left with a chilling, black-and-white image of blood circling the shower drain.
Sex, Blood and Maroon 5: Pop Culture’s Wounds Run Deep | Lizzie Crocker | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
So Regis Brugiere stole Jim, the black-and-white setter, and concealed him well.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteThere were two black-and-white arched stripes across the forehead, and a yellow curving line across each cheek under the eye.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontGibson was perfectly at home in black-and-white, but rarely (and feebly) used colours.
Then the phrase, like a black-and-white flower, rolled back its thundering petals, and the masterpiece was born.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresMost birds of the waterside seem to find that black-and-white feathers make a good disguise.
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader Smith
British Dictionary definitions for black-and-white
a photograph, picture, sketch, etc, in black, white, and shades of grey rather than in colour
(as modifier): black-and-white film
the neutral tones of black, white, and intermediate shades of grey: Compare colour (def. 2)
in black and white
in print or writing
in extremes: he always saw things in black and white
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Other Idioms and Phrases with black and white
A monochromatic picture, drawing, television image, computer monitor, or film, as opposed to one using many colors, as in Photos in black and white fade less than those taken with color film. [Late 1800s]
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