Ebony

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
2. isim A tree that yields such wood.

   ““You live up the road past the ebony tree, right?” he asked, looking past me.”

3. isim A deep, dark black colour.

   “Near-synonyms: onyx, raven”

4. isim Dark skin colour.

   “At dawn the hunters were off. There were fifty sleek, black warriors, and in their midst, lithe and active as a young forest god, strode Tarzan of the Apes, his brown skin contrasting oddly with the ebony of his companions. Except for color he was one of them.”

5. isim A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument (as opposed to ivory).

   “Ebony and ivory / Live together in perfect harmony / Side by side on my piano keyboard / Oh lord, why don't we?”

6. sıfat Made of ebony wood.
7. sıfat A deep, dark black colour.

   “Near-synonyms: onyx, raven”

8. sıfat Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.

   “He called the ebony mistress of the establishment to him, and speaking to her kindly and winningly, as any dutiful husband should, told her to make the change, which she did.”

9. özel isim A female given name from English.
10. özel isim A stereotypical African-American woman.