plural ebonies
1
: a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)
2
a
: a tree yielding ebony
b
: any of several trees yielding wood like ebony
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Adjective
the ebony loudspeakers on their chrome stands look very sleek and modern
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
To them, the actress’s Colombian heritage disqualified her from playing the princess from Disney’s 1937 musical fantasy, described as having hair as black as ebony and skin as white as snow.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
In response, local firm RAD Interiors cloaked the walls with an ebony grasscloth from Kravet, establishing a muted backdrop for the centerpiece: a reclaimed timber four-post bed from RH swaddled in Hale Mercantile Co. linens.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The neck is also mahogany, which is topped by an ebony fingerboard with 20 frets.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
To them, the actress’s Colombian heritage disqualified her from playing the princess from Disney’s 1937 musical fantasy, described as having hair as black as ebony and skin as white as snow.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Its scent profile of palo santo, cistus, and ebony wood is both meditative and transcendent.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
In response, local firm RAD Interiors cloaked the walls with an ebony grasscloth from Kravet, establishing a muted backdrop for the centerpiece: a reclaimed timber four-post bed from RH swaddled in Hale Mercantile Co. linens.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Ebony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ebony. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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ebony
1 of 2 noun
eb·o·ny
ˈeb-ə-nē 
plural ebonies
1
: a hard heavy blackish wood of various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees related to the persimmon
2
: a tree that produces ebony
ebony
2 of 2 adjective1
: made of or resembling ebony
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