I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: black and white
1. : being in writing or print
a black-and-white statement of the true situation
2. : partly black and partly white in color
a black-and-white desert hawk — Zane Grey
3.
a. : executed in black or a dark pigment on a white or light ground or in a light pigment on a dark ground
a black-and-white sketch
black-and-white work
b. : working with such pigment on such a ground
a black-and-white artist
4.
a. : printed in ink of one color only
a black-and-white map
b. : characterized by the reproduction or transmission of visual images in tones of gray rather than in colors
black-and-white photography
black-and-white television
5. : sharply divided into good and evil groups, camps, or sides
a black-and-white world where a guy is either your pal or probably a bum — Hal Boyle
: evaluating things as altogether bad or good
black-and-white morality
a black-and-white judgment
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
: squad car