ebony - Definition & Meaning | VisualLang Dictionary

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an intensely dark black coloran intensely dark black color

Examples

The piano keys were polished a deep ebony.
She wore a gown of rich ebony.
The walls were painted a glossy ebony.

Synonyms

coal black soot black jet black sable pitch black

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Plural

ebonies

1

an intensely dark black color

The piano keys were polished a deep ebony.
She wore a gown of rich ebony.
The walls were painted a glossy ebony.
The artist mixed pigments to achieve true ebony.
His hair was a natural ebony.

Synonyms:

coal black soot black jet black sable pitch black

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a tropical tree of southern Asia with very dark heartwood, valued for furniture

The forest was filled with tall ebony trees.
Ebony trees grow slowly but yield dense wood.
He studied the growth patterns of ebony in the jungle.
Several ebony trees lined the path to the village.
The botanist identified an ebony among other tropical species.

Synonyms:

Diospyros ebenum ebony tree

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the hard dark heartwood of the ebony tree, used in cabinetwork and for piano keys

The piano's black keys were made of polished ebony.
He restored the drawer using pieces of ebony.
A layer of ebony was used for the chessboard squares.
The desk was crafted from solid ebony.
The artisan inlaid ebony into the wooden panel.