English to Xhosa Meaning of ebony - olumnyama

Ebony :

olumnyama

noun

olumnyama, Ebon

adjective

olumnyama, Ebon

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Definitions of ebony in English

Noun(1) a very dark black(2) hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys(3) tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
Adjective(1) of a very dark black

Examples of ebony in English

(1) During Victorian times, the use of more exotic timbers like mahogany and ebony became popular, meaning trees were exported from Africa, Asia and the Americas.(2) A young, auburn-haired woman sat in an ebony rocking chair.(3) Fingering the silver skull on the top of his ebony walking stick, he waited.(4) It is usually much less ambitious and is most frequently found in small self-contained panels set within veneers of walnut, olive, or ebony .(5) He was standing on the front step, his emerald green eyes once again veiled by his curtain of ebony black hair.(6) Even though all that could be seen of him was his light brown cloak, black scarf and icy ebony hair, the people staring at him had their shoulders tensed in hostility.(7) Her ebony black hair was loose on her shoulders and I noticed that she wore no make up.(8) Most of their hair is dyed ebony black along with their fingernails.(9) Its paleness escapes looking bland thanks to contrasting inlays of ebony , walnut and amboyna, a wood distinguished by bird's eye curls.(10) The dark brown colour of his eyes matched his ebony hair.(11) He also incorporated decorative details such as string inlays of contrasting woods, usually holly and ebony .(12) The Indian furniture was usually of ebony , padouk, or rosewood with the floral borders and motifs either inlaid or engraved on ivory veneer.(13) I'm that student with the blonde hair and stunning ebony black eyes.(14) Castings with a pedestal of ebony or mahogany add grandeur to the commission.(15) Carved vines snaked their way up the posts, twining round the dark ebony .(16) Donna was probably the third most beautiful with her ebony black hair and dark, mysterious eyes.

Related Phrases of ebony

(1) ebony ::

olumnyama

Related Phrases of ebony

(1) ebony ::

olumnyama

Synonyms

Adjective

1. black ::

mnyama

2. jet-black ::

jet-black

3. pitch-black ::

imnyama tsu

4. coal-black ::

zamalahle-black

5. sable ::

Sable

7. sooty ::

ukuqanduselwa

8. raven ::

nehlungulu

9. dark ::

emnyama

Noun

12. sable ::

Sable

Different Forms

ebonies, ebony

English to Xhosa Dictionary: ebony

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English to Xhosa Dictionary: ebony

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