The phrase "a note of black" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a hint or suggestion of something dark or negative in a context, such as art, music, or emotions.
Example: "The painting had a note of black that added depth and intensity to the overall composition."
Alternatives: "a touch of black" or "a hint of darkness".
At this point, if not before, a note of black comedy creeps into Kavanagh's story.
The four episodes of the current season, two based on Marple novels (including this weekend's "Pocket Full of Rye") and two based on Christie books about other characters, are darker and more detached in feel than the McEwan episodes, with (relatively) breathless action and a note of black humor intruding on the genteel domestic drama.
Marson's account, though, sounds a surprising note of black humour: he hid from Downie in an adjoining room, readying to defend himself with the nearest object to hand – the script for episode two of "Timelash".
It showed his inability (shared by all the Eye gang) to understand the basic principles of justice, but it also supplied an appropriate note of black farce: as the journalist David Leigh said, Waugh gave a version of the affair in the style of Joe Orton.
You take a note of the surroundings—some black folks here and there, but mostly a white audience.
Some black parents have also complained that the school did not take note of Black History Month.
Splendid in their diminutive black-and-gold tins, the loose teas are coveted by connoisseurs; favorites include Earl Grey Supreme, tangy Pomegranate Oolong, smoky Russian Country and the elegant Paris blend, a dessert tea with notes of black currant, vanilla, caramel and lemony bergamot (most sell for $7 to $8 for four ounces).
In 2010, to promote its beef, the Bloom grocery chain erected a billboard in Mooresville, N.C., that featured a fork piercing a steak and emitted a scent — also by ScentAir — with notes of black pepper and charcoal, which was blown by a high-powered fan at ground level.
It has pepper and a little sappiness too, which offsets the heavier notes of black fruit and some sweet tobacco.
Cubed beets and mango over creamy avocado has the look of a tartare but the taste of a zesty high-end guacamole, rounded out with savory notes of black sesame and tamari.
Domaine Saint Gayan 2001, Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Rasteau ($17) A ringer for a pricier Gigondas, this Grenache-dominated red is shot through with spicy notes of black pepper and ripe red berries, and makes itself extra-welcome with a well-knit, smooth-drinking harmony.
