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Definition of ebony
ebonies
1 : a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)
2a : a tree yielding ebonyb : any of several trees yielding wood like ebony
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Recent Examples of ebony from the Web
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Ebony cut off one of his graying curls and sealed it in a plastic baggie.
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Day's Sir Harcourt, with his ebony-dyed locks and effete manners, shares lineage with the fops of Restoration comedy.
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The series retains the film’s ebony-and-ivory-tower premise, a close study of students in a traditionally African-American dorm at the mostly white, Ivy League Winchester University.
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Discovered in 1982 off the Turkish coast, the ship was carrying a wide variety of luxury goods: elephant ivory, ostrich egg shells, ebony, glass, gold, and incense.
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The fragrance starts off with robust and sweet citrus top notes, blended with coffee essence (well, of course!), red saffron and sage midway through, followed by ebony and amber woody accords and cocoa absolute.
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Two round medallions that stud this one-of-a-kind Makassar ebony pendant are sculptured from gold.
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Even stranger, this sliver of ebony—no longer than a little finger—came from distant India 4,000 years ago.
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These full-size, ebony-and-rosewood chopsticks collapse to the size of your palm, perfect for a small pouch.
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Origin and Etymology of ebony
probably from Late Latin hebeninus of ebony, from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos ebony, from Egypt hbnj
ebony
Definition of ebony
Examples of ebony in a Sentence
the ebony loudspeakers on their chrome stands look very sleek and modern
Recent Examples of ebony from the Web
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Today brunettes, redheads, and ebony-haired beauties all lay claim to their place in the sun.
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That's owing to the fact that 10 Roam is Odin's first incense fragrance, with smokey base notes rooted in resin, but also coconut milk and ebony wood.
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Brick arches, ebony-paneled walls and murals of drinking monks.
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First Known Use of ebony
1597
EBONY Defined for English Language Learners
ebony
playDefinition of ebony for English Language Learners
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: a hard, heavy wood that comes from tropical trees
ebony
Definition of ebony for English Language Learners
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: made of or resembling ebony
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: very dark or black
EBONY Defined for Kids
Definition of ebony for Students
ebonies
: a hard heavy blackish wood that comes from tropical trees
Definition of ebony for Students
1 : made of or like ebony an ebony table
2 : very dark or black
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