I. ra ‧ ven 1 /ˈreɪv ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: hræfn ]
a large shiny black bird
II. raven 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] literary
raven hair is black and shiny
I. ra ‧ ven 1 /ˈreɪv ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: hræfn ]
a large shiny black bird
II. raven 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] literary
raven hair is black and shiny
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012