EBONIZE

ebonize, ebonise

(verb) stain black to make it look like ebony

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

ebonize (third-person singular simple present ebonizes, present participle ebonizing, simple past and past participle ebonized)

(transitive) To give wood the color or texture of ebony.

Source: Wiktionary


Eb"on*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ebonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ebonizing.]

Definition: To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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