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Of black tinged with brown.

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Usage examples (34)
  • The seeds are small, round, brownish-black, and resemble those of the Common Cabbage.
  • His feathers are brownish-black or bronze, and his tail often spreads out like a fan.
  • The long drooping feathers of the emu are brownish-black in color, and covered with hairy fibres.
  • After moistening, a brownish-black coating develops on the silver sheet in the presence of sulphur.
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