Definition of "iron-black" [iron-black]

• See black. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "She was pale and thin, with coarse, iron-black hair."
• "Far, far below, iron-black water noiselessly lipped toothlike boulders."
• "On one side, above the path, was a steep embankment, covered with dense green undergrowth and boughs of hawthorn and an intense tangle of yew, knitted together like iron-black lace in the half-light."