Hard Black

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HB
Pronunciation
/hɑrd blæk/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Colors

Examples in Context

  1. A hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation.
  2. Germans had hard black bread and, if lucky, sausage and butter.
  3. Ebony is a hard black wood.
  4. A trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder.
  5. A fortnight later, when the snow had gone, and had been followed by a hard black frost, she took advantage of the state of the roads to try the experiment.

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