26984 words

ebony

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
a very hard dark wood of a tropical tree, used especially for making furniture:

Examples:

He started buying exotic woods such as ebony and rosewood from Mexico.
The handles of medical instruments used to be made of ebony.
2
one of several types of tropical tree whose hard dark wood is used for making furniture:

Examples:

The horticulturalist Pierre Poivre introduced species from around the world, including fruit and spice trees, ebony and mahogany.
3
the colour black:

Examples:

skin of gleaming ebony
4

Examples:

her ebony hair
Their eyes were painted ebony and their mouths crimson.
5
a very hard, dark-colored wood, used esp. for making furniture

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