- black-and-blue
- black and blue lack and blue, black-and-blue
lack-and-blueadj.
discolored by or as if by bruising; -- of skin. livid bruises
Syn: livid. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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black and blue — lack and blue n. the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. To pinch the slatterns black and blue. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black and blue — lack and blue, black and blue lack and blueadj. discolored by or as if by bruising; of skin. livid bruises Syn: livid. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black and Blue — otherusesInfobox Album | Name = Black and Blue Type = Studio Album ] Artist = The Rolling Stones Released = 23 April 1976 Recorded = 7 15 December 1974, 22 January 9 February 1975, 25 March 4 April 1975, 19 31 October 1975, 3 16 December 1975, 18 … Wikipedia
black and blue — {adj.} Badly bruised. * /Poor Jim was black and blue after he fell off the apple tree./ … Dictionary of American idioms
black and blue — {adj.} Badly bruised. * /Poor Jim was black and blue after he fell off the apple tree./ … Dictionary of American idioms
black-and-blue livid — injured injured adj. 1. having received an injury; usually used of physical or mental injury to persons. Opposite of {uninjured}. [Narrower terms: {abraded, scraped, skinned ; {battle scarred, scarred}; {bit, bitten, stung ; {black and blue,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black-and-blue — adjective Date: 14th century darkly discolored from blood effused by bruising … New Collegiate Dictionary
Black-throated Blue Warbler — Male Conservation status … Wikipedia
Black and Tan — is a drink made from a blend of pale ale and a dark beer such as a stout or porter. Sometimes a pale lager is used instead of ale; this is more usually called a half and half. In Ireland both Stout and Ale drinkers may order a black and tan for… … Wikipedia
Black and white — Black Black, n. 1. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black. [1913 Webster] Black is the badge of hell, The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
