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Definition of ebony adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ebony

adjective
 
/ˈebəni/
 
/ˈebəni/
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  1. black in colour
    • ebony skin
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryEbony is used with these nouns:
    • skin
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos ‘ebony tree’), perhaps on the pattern of ivory.
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