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From pitch (tar) +‎ black. Compare West Frisian pikswart (literally pitch-black), Dutch pikzwart (literally pitch-black), German pechschwarz (literally pitch-black), Swedish becksvart (literally pitch-black), Icelandic biksvartur (literally pitch-black).

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pitch-black (comparative more pitch-black, superlative most pitch-black)

  1. Very dark; without light.
    Synonyms: black as coal, black as tar, black as night

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