Blacks
Shades
Shades noun - Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.
Both words in one sentence
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Although it's well known that the Victorian era had a predominance of using blacks and shades of gray as mourning colours, what's less well known is that it had been traditional to wear white as a mourning colour.
Source: Woman in White -
Nearly all mammal fur come in varying shades of browns, grays, oranges, blacks and white, while bright shades of pinks, purples, blues or greens is almost unheard of (sloths appear green due to the algae in their fur).
Source: Amazing Technicolor Wildlife -
Cool Shades: Several young blacks are seen wearing one.
Source: Film / Big Fun in the Big Town
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