Meaning of ebony | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female given name from English.
2. A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
   uncountable, usually
3. A stereotypical African-American woman.
   derogatory
4. A tree that yields such wood.
   countable, usually
5. A deep, dark black colour.
   countable, uncountable, usually
6. Dark skin colour.
   uncountable, usually
7. A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument (as opposed to ivory).
   countable, usually

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Examples

““You live up the road past the ebony tree, right?” he asked, looking past me.”

“Near-synonyms: onyx, raven”

“At dawn the hunters were off. There were fifty sleek, black warriors, and in their midst, lithe and active as a young forest god, strode Tarzan of the Apes, his brown skin contrasting oddly with the ebony of his companions. Except for color he was one of them.”

“Ebony and ivory / Live together in perfect harmony / Side by side on my piano keyboard / Oh lord, why don't we?”

“Tony had gone into the storage room and gotten two more standing lamps, one placed near the ebonies and ivories.”

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