0 a very hard dark wood of a tropical tree, used especially for making furniture: --
2 a very hard, dark-colored wood, used esp. for making furniture --
Among the trees of the dry-land forests are some valuable species, such as satinwood, ebony, ironwood, and mahogany.
They are infamous for an ebony and tattered costume, as well as for concealing their identity behind an ashen skeletal mask.
Examples exist of boxwood, ivory or ebony, usually with brass hinges.
The opaque shades were produced in early 1920s with colors such as helio, jade, primrose, azurite and ebony.
Architects describe the array of browns as russet, chocolate, plum, mahogany, and ebony.
The fingerboard is made from ebony and has 22 frets.
Ebony is exceptionally calculating and cunning, and puts her cleverness to good use.
He produced pieces of monumental solidity blazing with harmonious color, or gleaming with the sober and dignified reticence of ebony, ivory, and white metal.
