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    ebony

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++eb·o·ny1 /ˈebəni/ noun [uncountable]  TIa hard black wood 乌木；黑檀
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    ebony• A block of ebony was climbing above the horizon, eclipsing the stars ahead.• A word of advice if you are planning to work in solid ebony, stock up on dust masks!
    Related topics: Colours
    ebony2 adjective literary  CCblack 乌黑的 her ebony hair 她乌黑的头发
    Examples from the Corpus
    ebony• Charles threw back the sheet and lifted the ebony cover on the keyboard.• She was tall and slim with a huge curly Afro like a crown above her smooth sharp-boned ebony face.• She had long ebony hair.    nEbony trademark  na US monthly magazine especially for african americans → Voice, TheOrigin ebony1 (1400-1500) Latin ebenus, from Egyptian hbnj
    eb·o·ny1 nounebony2 adjectiveEbonyLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
    hard Corpus a wood black


    ebony
    I
    eb‧o‧ny1 /ˈebəni/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Latin
     Origin: ebenus, from Egyptian hbnj
    a hard black wood

    II
    ebony2 adjective literary
    black:
        her ebony hair


    Ebony
    Ebony trademark
    a US monthly magazine especially for African Americans ⇨ Voice, The


    noun,
    adjective
    ebonyBrE /ˈebəni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈebəni/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the hard black wood of various tropical trees 乌木；黑檀◆an ebony carving一件乌木雕刻
    ebonyBrE /ˈebəni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈebəni/ 🔊 adjectiveblack in colour 乌黑的◆ebony skin黝黑的皮肤