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1. (n.) ebony
a hard, heavy, durable, dark wood from tropical trees of the African and Asian genus Diospyros, of the ebony family, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
2. ebony
any tree yielding such wood.
3. ebony
a deep, lustrous black.
4. (adj.) ebony
made of ebony.
5. ebony
of a deep, lustrous black.
Etymology: (1590–1600; earlier hebeny; see ebon ; -y perh. after ivory)
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| Definition of 'ebony' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) coal black, ebony, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black
a very dark black
2. (noun) ebony
hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
3. (adj) ebony, ebony tree, Diospyros ebenum
tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
4. (adj) ebon, ebony
of a very dark black
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ebony
made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance
2. (noun) ebony
a hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. ebony
a name given to Blackwood by James Hogg, and eventually applied to his magazine.
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Sense: noun, adjective (of) a type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone.
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 Brazilian: ébano |
 Finnish: eebenpuu |
 Indonesian: kayu hitam, eboni |
 Korean: 흑단 |
 Persian: يك نوع چوب |
 Pashto: ابنوس |
 Thai: ไม้มะเกลือ |
 Taiwanese: 黑檀木 |
 Chinese: 乌木，黑檀 |
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