ebony

A very dark, heavy, hard wood used to make furniture and musical instruments.

• The handle is made of ebony.
• He carved the figure from ebony.
• Some old pianos have black keys made of ebony.

Common phrases: carved ebony, solid ebony, made of ebony

A very deep black colour.

• She chose ebony for the walls.
• The fabric was a rich ebony.
• The artist mixed ebony with softer shades of grey.

Similar words: black, jet black

Common phrases: deep ebony, shades of ebony, ebony and ivory

A tropical tree whose wood is very dark and hard.

• An ebony grows beside the path.
• These ebonies are protected from logging.
• The forest contains several species of ebony.

Similar words: ebony tree

Common phrases: an ebony, tropical ebony, ebony trees

Very dark black in colour.

• She had long ebony hair.
• The moonlight shone on his ebony skin.
• An ebony bird landed on the white fence.

Similar words: black, jet-black

Common phrases: ebony hair, ebony skin, ebony curls

Made from a very dark, hard tropical wood.

• The knife has an ebony handle.
• She polished the ebony desk.
• The ebony chess pieces felt heavy in his hand.

Common phrases: ebony handle, ebony keys, ebony chess pieces