ebony
US /ˈeb.ən.i/
UK /ˈeb.ən.i/
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ebano
a dense black hardwood, chiefly from tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, valued for furniture and ornament
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The piano keys were made of polished ebony.
I tasti del pianoforte erano fatti di ebano lucidato.
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She admired the intricate carvings on the ebony box.
Ammirava le intricate incisioni sulla scatola di ebano.
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ebano, nero ebano
of a very deep black color
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Her long, flowing hair was the color of ebony.
I suoi lunghi capelli fluenti erano del colore dell'ebano.
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The night sky was an ebony canvas, dotted with stars.
Il cielo notturno era una tela d'ebano, punteggiata di stelle.