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ebon🔊

(now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.

(poetic) Made of ebony.

(poetic, literary) Black in color.

💬 Quotations
...flowers stood beside, in an alabaster vase—exotics, that say, "our growth has been precious." A lute leant against the ebon stand; but the face of the lady wore the expression of deep and touching sorrow.
An ebon night had masked the sky, / Great hueless clouds soared grimly by, / They seemed to moan, they seemed to sigh / With sullen ire.

(literary, now offensive) Having dark skin; black.