There was this goodlooking woman I saw today at our local Costco. Tall and elegant, she had the glossiest, blackest shoulder-length hair. She was dressed all in black, with a couple of tasteful silver accouterments here and there upon her person, and that black outfit of hers seemed to emphasize the color of her hair ever more.
Some writers would describe her as "raven-haired". Why is the raven the bird of choice in describing the color of a woman's hair, one might wonder? Why not "crow-black", or "blackbird-black"? My hunch is that it might have all started with E. A. Poe and the mysterious avian visitor who rapped on his chamber door, quothing the same word all the while.
Nevermore.
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