I. eb ‧ o ‧ ny 1 /ˈebəni/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ebenus , from Egyptian hbnj ]
a hard black wood
II. ebony 2 BrE AmE adjective literary
black:
her ebony hair
I. eb ‧ o ‧ ny 1 /ˈebəni/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ebenus , from Egyptian hbnj ]
a hard black wood
II. ebony 2 BrE AmE adjective literary
black:
her ebony hair
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012