Definition of "black-brown" [black-brown]

• A brown so dark that it is nearly black. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "On Sunday when Dolly awakened, she had olive skin and black-brown hair that fell in waves to her hips."
• "It looked angry and vengeful, the long, black-brown stinger poised and ready to strike."
• "Her free hand ran through her slightly knotted hair, capturing the stray black-brown strings at her knuckles."