Ebony
noun
A dark blackish-brown type of wood.
The antique table was made of precious ebony.
Often appears as...
- ebony wood
- ebony tree
adjective
A very dark or blackish color.
Her ebony hair glistened in the moonlight.
Often appears as...
- ebony hair
- ebony eyes
noun
A tree that produces the ebony wood.
Ebony trees are highly prized for their dense, hard, and dark timber.
Often appears as...
- ebony tree bark
- ebony tree timber
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Technical
noun
A dark blackish-brown type of wood.
The antique table was made of precious ebony.
Often appears as...
- ebony wood
- ebony tree
adjective
A very dark or blackish color.
Her ebony hair glistened in the moonlight.
Often appears as...
- ebony hair
- ebony eyes
noun
A tree that produces the ebony wood.
Ebony trees are highly prized for their dense, hard, and dark timber.
Often appears as...
- ebony tree bark
- ebony tree timber
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Luxury Connotation
Ebony wood is often associated with opulence and high-quality craftsmanship in furniture and decorative items.
The craftsman chose ebony for the piano to ensure both beauty and luxury.
Pro Tip 2/3Endangered Resource
Be aware that ebony is an endangered species, so ethical and environmental concerns might arise when it's used.
Due to ethical concerns, some musicians prefer instruments not made from ebony.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Significance
Ebony has a rich history, especially in ancient Egypt, where it was highly valued for making artifacts.
The museum's Egyptian collection features an intricately carved ebony chest.
Pro Tip 1/3Luxury Connotation
Ebony wood is often associated with opulence and high-quality craftsmanship in furniture and decorative items.
The craftsman chose ebony for the piano to ensure both beauty and luxury.
Pro Tip 2/3Endangered Resource
Be aware that ebony is an endangered species, so ethical and environmental concerns might arise when it's used.
Due to ethical concerns, some musicians prefer instruments not made from ebony.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Significance
Ebony has a rich history, especially in ancient Egypt, where it was highly valued for making artifacts.
The museum's Egyptian collection features an intricately carved ebony chest.
Pro Tip 1/3Luxury Connotation
Ebony wood is often associated with opulence and high-quality craftsmanship in furniture and decorative items.
The craftsman chose ebony for the piano to ensure both beauty and luxury.
Pro Tip 2/3Endangered Resource
Be aware that ebony is an endangered species, so ethical and environmental concerns might arise when it's used.
Due to ethical concerns, some musicians prefer instruments not made from ebony.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Significance
Ebony has a rich history, especially in ancient Egypt, where it was highly valued for making artifacts.
The museum's Egyptian collection features an intricately carved ebony chest.
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How we can stop Africa's...
graft them to produce saplings, and work with local communities to co-produce ebony with local fruit tree species in their various farms using our own tree farm approach, whereby we invite all the farmers to choose their own tree species they want in their farms.
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What happened to the...
reached by a long staircase at the center. Rich gold mines helped the Kushites build a flourishing commercial network, making bronze weapons and tools and trading materials like incense, animal skins, ivory, and ebony wood from sub-Saharan Africa.
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A Guitar is Born PIPE...
for decades turning mahogany rosewood and ebony into treasured instruments but these days many of the forests that produce these woods are under increased pressure from development and worldwide demand the materials used by six generations of
Video examples
How we can stop Africa's...
graft them to produce saplings, and work with local communities to co-produce ebony with local fruit tree species in their various farms using our own tree farm approach, whereby we invite all the farmers to choose their own tree species they want in their farms.
Video examples
What happened to the...
reached by a long staircase at the center. Rich gold mines helped the Kushites build a flourishing commercial network, making bronze weapons and tools and trading materials like incense, animal skins, ivory, and ebony wood from sub-Saharan Africa.
Video examples
A Guitar is Born PIPE...
for decades turning mahogany rosewood and ebony into treasured instruments but these days many of the forests that produce these woods are under increased pressure from development and worldwide demand the materials used by six generations of
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Quote examples
Les Dawson
English Comedian
In awe, I watched the waxing moon ride across the zenith of the heavens like an ambered chariot towards the ebony void of infinite space wherein the tethered belts of Jupiter and Mars hang, for ever festooned in their orbital majesty. And as I looked at all this I thought... I must put a roof on this toilet.
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Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
For as long as I can remember, I have been passionately intrigued by 'Africa,' by the word itself, by its flora and fauna, its topographical diversity and grandeur; but above all else, by the sheer variety of the colors of its people, from tan and sepia to jet and ebony.
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Wesley Morris
American Critic
Nudity has never seemed to bother Grace Jones. Her art has thrived, in part, on a physical candor that both shocked people and redrew the boundaries of taste, beauty, and eroticism around her masculinity, ebony skin, and unrelenting intensity.
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James Hetfield
American Musician
Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I'm not picky. I never think, 'Oh, this neck isn't made of ebony,' or, 'These strings don't feel correct.' It doesn't matter too much.
Quote examples
Les Dawson
English Comedian
In awe, I watched the waxing moon ride across the zenith of the heavens like an ambered chariot towards the ebony void of infinite space wherein the tethered belts of Jupiter and Mars hang, for ever festooned in their orbital majesty. And as I looked at all this I thought... I must put a roof on this toilet.
Quote examples
Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
For as long as I can remember, I have been passionately intrigued by 'Africa,' by the word itself, by its flora and fauna, its topographical diversity and grandeur; but above all else, by the sheer variety of the colors of its people, from tan and sepia to jet and ebony.
Quote examples
Wesley Morris
American Critic
Nudity has never seemed to bother Grace Jones. Her art has thrived, in part, on a physical candor that both shocked people and redrew the boundaries of taste, beauty, and eroticism around her masculinity, ebony skin, and unrelenting intensity.
Quote examples
James Hetfield
American Musician
Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I'm not picky. I never think, 'Oh, this neck isn't made of ebony,' or, 'These strings don't feel correct.' It doesn't matter too much.
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