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1. 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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2. Ebony
   A very dark, hard and smooth wood used for ornamental work.
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3. 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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4. 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 o...
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5. 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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6. 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, ...
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7. ebony
   ebony tree noun tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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 ye...
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12. ebony
    
    • a very dark black
    • tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
    
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13. 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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14. Ebony
    Ebony is the popular name of various plants of different genera, agreeing in having wood of a dark colour. The best-known ebony is derived from plants of the genus Diospyros, of the natural order Ebenaceae.
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15. Ebony
    Ebony is the heart-wood of various species of Diospyros, trees of the order Ebenaceae. It is a heavy, deep black wood used in piano keys and inlaying.
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16. ebony
    Any of a group of hardwood trees belonging to the ebony family, especially some tropical persimmons native to Africa and Asia. (Genus chiefly Diospyros, family Ebenaceae.)
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17. ebony
    A close textured hardwood which is black in colour. Ebony is resistant to decay although, it is brittle. From the 17thC in Britain it was thinly cut as a veneer and used for banding and inlay decoration. Other woods such as fruitwoods were stained black or ebonised to imitate ebony and are much more...
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18. Ebony
    `Ebony` is any very dense black wood, most commonly yielded by several species in the genus Diospyros, but may also refer to other heavy, black (or dark colored) woods from unrelated species. Ebony has a very high density and will sink in water. Its fine texture, and very smooth finish when p...
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19. Ebony
    (magazine) `Ebony`, a monthly magazine for the African American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has published continuously since the Autumn of 1945. A digest-sized sister magazine, Jet, is also published by Johnson Publishing.--> Ebony cover photography has sin...
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20. Ebony
    (disambiguation) `Ebony` refers firstly to a dense black wood, and hence also to: Plants and their wood: Other: Ebony is now also a common given name in Africa and several parts of northern Europe and America. See also:
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