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b and w

or B and W, b&w, B&W

adjective

  1. (of a motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.) black and white, as distinguished from color.


noun

  1. a black and white motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.

B & W

abbreviation for

  1. black and white
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of b and w1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

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About two dozen protesters dressed similarly in khaki pants and dark hoodies, and wearing face coverings, held up a banner outside the hospital on Jan. 22 that said “B and W Hospital Kills Whites.”

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A typical day runs from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., at which point he stops off for his “B and W vitamins.”

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The result may be expressed algebraically as follows, using the letters B and W to indicate respectively germ cells with and without the black color determiner.

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Mr. Carnes arrived at the Bush River station of the P. B. and W. at 2:15 A.M.

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The bobbins of the magnet, M, are mounted in series with the selenium plates, z, the local battery, B, and a resistance box, W. Those of the magnet, M', are in series with z', B', and W'.

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