raven
adjective/ˈreɪvn/
/ˈreɪvn/
[only before noun] (literary)- (of hair) shiny and black
- raven-haired
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRaven is used with these nouns:- hair
Word OriginOld English hræfn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe.Definitions on the go
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