bible-black

== English == === Alternative forms === bible black, Bible-black, Bible black, Bible-black, Bible Black === Etymology === From the fact that personal Bibles were formerly often bound in a black cover. === Adjective === bible-black (not comparable) (literary) Having the colour of a Bible bound in black. ==== Usage notes ==== Most likely, there is no visual difference between "bible-black" and ordinary black, and bible- is only added to give the adjective a literary effect. === References ===