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ebonies
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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.
2
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.
3
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.