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Definition of 'black diamond'

Word Frequency

black diamond in British

noun
1.  another name for carbonado2
2. (usually plural) a figurative expression for coal
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Word Frequency

black diamond in British

a figurative name for coal
diamond
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word Frequency

black diamond in American

1.  [also pl.]
coal (sense 1)
2. 
carbonado (sense 2)
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Example sentences containing 'black diamond'

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There, in the centre of his palm was a ring of black diamond. Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2002)Then Lord Salmalin presented Danlo with a black diamond ring and told him, `With this ring, you are a pilot. Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2002)
The cat had avocado eyes and black diamond pupils and a wild, regal guardian demeanor. Chuck Logan ABSOLUTE ZERO (2002)

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