From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishebonyeb‧o‧ny1 /ˈebəni/ noun [uncountable] TIa hard black wood
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ebony• A block of ebony was climbing above the horizon, eclipsing the stars ahead.• A word of advice if you are planning to work in solid ebony, stock up on dust masks!ebonyebony2 adjective literary CCblack her ebony hairExamples from the Corpus
ebony• Charles threw back the sheet and lifted the ebony cover on the keyboard.• She was tall and slim with a huge curly Afro like a crown above her smooth sharp-boned ebony face.• She had long ebony hair.EbonyEbony trademark a US monthly magazine especially for African Americans → Voice, TheOrigin ebony1 (1400-1500) Latin ebenus, from Egyptian hbnj 