ebon

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(eb′ən)

adjective, noun

Old Poet. ebony

Origin: ME eban < L ebenus, hebenus < Gr ebenos < Egypt hbny (> Heb hovne)

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adjective
  1. Made of ebony.
  2. Black in color.
noun
Ebony.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English eban, ebony wood

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin hebenus, ebenus, ebony tree

Origin: , from Greek ebenos; see ebony

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