adj
Meaning 1
Made of ebony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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ebon
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/ˈɛbən/
adj
Meaning 2
Black in colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, poetic
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adj
Meaning 3
Having dark skin; black.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, offensive
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noun
Meaning 4
Ebony; an ebony tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
of a very dark black
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ebony
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History
Etymology
From Old French eban (modern ébène), from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos, “ebony tree”).