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Definition of Ebony
1. Adjective. Of a very dark black.
2. Noun. A very dark black.
Generic synonyms: Black, Blackness, Inkiness
Derivative terms: Ebonize
3. Noun. Hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys.
4. Noun. Tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork.
Group relationships: Diospyros, Genus Diospyros
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Ebony
1. n. 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.
2. a. Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance.
Definition of Ebony
1. Proper noun. (given name female from=English) from the noun ebony, of mostly African-American usage since the mid-twentieth century. ¹
2. Noun. A hard, heavy, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus ''Diospyros''. ¹
3. Noun. A tree that yields such wood. ¹
4. Noun. A deep, dark black colour. ¹
5. Noun. (slang) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument ¹
6. Adjective. Made of ebony wood. ¹
7. Adjective. A deep, dark black colour. ¹
8. Adjective. Dark-skinned; black; ''especially'' in reference to African-Americans ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ebony
1. a hard, heavy wood [n -NIES]
Medical Definition of Ebony
1. Origin: F. Ebene, L. Ebenus, fr. Gr.; prob. Of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. Hobnim, pl. Cf. Ebon. A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual colour is black, but it also occurs red or green. 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 Excaecaria glandulosa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ebony
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