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   Ebony
   Ebony is the heart-wood of various species of Diospyros, trees of the order Ebenacea. It is a heavy, deep black wood used in piano keys and inlaying.
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   ebony
   [n] - hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree 2. [n] - tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
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   Ebony
   A very dark, hard and smooth wood used for ornamental work.
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   ebony
   A very close-textured hardwood which is black in colour. Ebony is unusually resistant to decay. It is, however, brittle, and from the 17thC in Britain was most commonly thinly cut as a veneer, and used for BANDING and INLAID DECORATION. Other woods such as fruitwoods, were stained black, or ebonised, to imitate ebony and are much more common than t ...
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   Ebony
   Eb'on·y noun ; plural Ebonies . [ French ébène , Latin ebenus , from Greek ...; probably of Semitic origin; confer Hebrew hobnīm , plural Confer Ebon .] A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green. » The finest black ebony is the heartwood of Diospyros re ...
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   Ebony
   Eb'on·y adjective Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance. « This ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling.» Poe.
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   ebony
   Origin: F. Ebene, L. Ebenus, fr. Gr.; prob. Of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. Hobnim, pl. Cf. Ebon. ... A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual colour is black, but it also occurs red or green. ... The finest black ebony is the heartwood of Diospyros reticulata, of the Mauritius. Other species of the same genus (D ...
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   ebony
   ebony tree noun tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
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   Ebony
   • (n.) A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green. • (a.) Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance.
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    ebony
    wood of several species of trees of the genus Diospyros (family Ebenaceae), widely distributed in the tropics. The best is very heavy, almost black, ... [3 related articles]
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    Ebony
    monthly magazine geared to a middle-class African American readership. It was the first black-oriented magazine in the United States to attain ... [2 related articles]
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    Ebony
    Ebony is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Dark Wood from the Ebony Tree` Where is it used? The name Ebony is mainly used In English. Ebony doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Ebony appeared In the top-1000 was 3 years ago, In 2005. It ranked #960 In that year. . 1980 was a `top year` for the name Ebony. (Base
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    ebony
    
    1. a very dark black
    2. tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
    
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    ebony
    ebony, common name for members of the Ebenaceae, a family of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warmer climates and in the tropics. The principal genus, Diospyros, includes both ebony and persimmon trees. Ebony wood, valued from ancient times, is hard and dark; it is extensively used for piano k...
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