EBONY

ebon, ebony

(adjective) of a very dark black

ebony, ebony tree, Diospyros ebenum

(noun) tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

ebony

(noun) hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Ebony

A female given name from English.

Anagrams

• Boney, Boyne, Bynoe, boney

Etymology

Noun

ebony (usually uncountable, plural ebonies)

(uncountable) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

(countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.

(slang, countable) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument.

Adjective

ebony (comparative more ebony, superlative most ebony)

Made of ebony wood.

A deep, dark black colour.

Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.

Anagrams

• Boney, Boyne, Bynoe, boney

Source: Wiktionary

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Eb"on*y, n.; pl. Ebonies. Etym: [F. ébène, L. ebenus, fr. Gr. hobnim, pl. Cf. Ebon.]

Definition: 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.

Note: The finest black ebony is the heartwood of Diospyros reticulata, of the Mauritius. Other species of the same genus (D. Ebenum, Melanoxylon, etc.), furnish the ebony of the East Indies and Ceylon. The West Indian green ebony is from a leguminous tree (Brya Ebenus), and from the Excæcaria glandulosa.

Eb"on*y, a.

Definition: Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance. This ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling. Poe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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