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# ebony

noun (plural ebonies); adjective

«ebony» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ebony is a very hard, dark black wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebony/#m1)
2. Ebony means very black, like the wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebony/#m2)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, precious things made of ebony, such as chopsticks or a far-off island rich in it

### Examples

- The chopsticks were made of ebony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebony/#x1)
- Her hair was as black as ebony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebony/#x2)
- The piano keys were ebony and ivory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebony/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Ebony was a costly trade good from far lands, listed among the riches of Tyre. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, precious things made of ebony, such as chopsticks or a far-off island rich in it

### Examples

- The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand; they brought thee as tribute horns of ivory and ebony. (Prophets EZK.27.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/ebony/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ebony» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ebony/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ebony» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ebony.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ebony» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/ebony/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ebony» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ebony.html) on Mova free.