I. ˌbla-kən-ˈhwīt, -ˈwīt adjective
Date: 1612
1. : partly black and partly white in color
2. : being in writing or print
3. : executed in dark pigment on a light background or in light pigment on a dark ground
a black-and-white drawing
4. : monochrome 2
black-and-white film
black-and-white television
5.
a. : sharply divided into good and evil
b. : evaluating or viewing things as either all good or all bad
black-and-white morality
c. : sharply defined : clear-cut
the truth is not always black-and-white
II. noun
Etymology: from a common color scheme for such cars
Date: 1958
: squad car