noun
1. : writing , print
the facts have been set down in black and white
2. : a drawing or print executed in black or a dark pigment on a white or light ground or in a light pigment on a dark ground : the mode or practice of executing such drawings or prints
3. : a monochrome printed reproduction of a work of art ; also : the mode or practice of executing such reproductions
4. : monochrome reproduction of visual images (as by photography or television)