black figure

English

Noun

black figure (plural black figures)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Figural depiction in black color on a red background.
    Coordinate term: red figure
    black-figure pottery
    black-figure vase painting
    black-figure vase

Usage notes
  • Chiefly used attributively.

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