Ebon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛbən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ebon is a noun meaning (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.
Meaning
(now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.
More Meanings
- (poetic) Made of ebony.
- (poetic, literary) Black in colour.
- (literary, now offensive) Having dark skin; black.
Example Sentences
“A stranger knight,” sayd he, “unknowne by name, / But knowne by fame, and by an Hebene speare […].”
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, / In rayless majesty, now stretches forth / Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world.
Woona had silently and swiftly backed away; and her ebon face, Ursula saw, had changed into leaden flabbiness with some horrible fear.
...flowers stood beside, in an alabaster vase—exotics, that say, "our growth has been precious." A lute leant against the ebon stand; but the face of the lady wore the expression of deep and touching sorrow.
Word Forms
- ebons
Synonyms for ebon
Depending on context, synonyms include achromatic, ebony, colorless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ebony, colorless, achromatic, inky, black, ebontree.
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