black diamond

noun

1
: dense black hematite
2
black diamonds plural : coal sense 3a
3
: carbonado entry 3

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The black diamond backdrop framing the classic cowboy spur really nails the retro look. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Her polish, from luxury jeweler Azature, contained a cool 267 carats worth of black diamonds, as reported by Today. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026 When Pogosian set one of his early pendants, a hexagon built around the number six, his lucky number since birth, with black diamonds. — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 At the time, Bechtel shared photos on her Instagram Stories of herself wearing her engagement ring from The 1975 singer, which features a black diamond with pavé diamonds around both the center stone and the band. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for black diamond

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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The first known use of black diamond was in 1763

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