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ebon

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eb·on  (bn)
adj.
1. Made of ebony.
2. Black in color.
n.
Ebony.
[Middle English eban, ebony wood, from Old French, from Latin hebenus, ebenus, ebony tree, from Greek ebenos; see ebony.]
ebon [ˈɛbən]
n & adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a poetic word for ebony
[from Latin hebenus; see ebony]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ebon - of a very dark black
ebony
achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"


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Bobbing up and down in that sea, Pip's ebon head showed like a head of cloves.
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