ebony
noun, plural eb·on·ies.
adjective
Origin of ebony
Examples from the Web for ebony
Contemporary Examples of ebony
Soon thereafter she gave birth to a little daughter who was as white as snow, as red as blood, and her hair as black as ebony.
“I remember saying, ‘Oh my God, Mom, you have to move,’” Ebony remembers.
Afterward, Ebony went to the apartment where her mother had made such a valiant stand.
That did not preclude Ebony Jones from speaking about her mother.
Ebony took a place around the corner, close enough to check in on her mother every day without infringing on her independence.
Historical Examples of ebony
In other words, though carved in ebony, he also was in the image of God.
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
He was looking at a faded picture in an ebony frame which hung by the side of the bed.
The Eternal CityHall Caine
The sleepers of the Monterey and Mexican Gulf railway are nearly all of ebony.
Aztec LandMaturin M. Ballou
Their panels of ebony were decorated with bronze applications in the centre.
The Arrow of GoldJoseph Conrad
One suit was inlaid with enamel, black as ebony, and the other with red gold.
If You Touch Them They VanishGouverneur Morris