ebony
IPA: ˈɛbʌni
noun
- (uncountable) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
- (countable) A tree that yields such wood.
- (countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.
- (slang, countable) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument.
- A female given name from English.
- (derogatory) A stereotypical African-American woman.
adjective
- Made of ebony wood.
- A deep, dark black colour.
- Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.
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Examples of "ebony" in Sentences
- The streets were black as ebony.
- The fingerboard is made out of ebony.
- I am the founder of The Ebony Experiment.
- The Ebony Blade is a fictional enchanted sword in the movie.
- It includes the village of Stone in Oxney and hamlet of Ebony.
- The Mozzies suggest to Ebony that she left to meet the adults.
- The natural keys were normally of ivory and the sharps of ebony.
- He is suspected of attempting to murder Ebony, and is put in the cage.
- The whole Ebony article was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Thriller.
- The Ebony Blade is a fictional enchanted sword in the Marvel Comics universe.
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