Definition of "ebon" [eb•on]

• Made of ebony. (adjective)
• Black in color. (adjective)
• Ebony. (noun)

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• "Blackbird, my dark brother dressed in ebon from head to toe, played like a madman."
• "He was at one and the same instant all modern, all imminently primitive, capable of fighting in redness of tooth and claw, desirous of remaining modern for as long as he could with his will master the study of ebon black of skin and dazzling white of decoration that confronted him."
• "Firedrake: Brooding atmosphere stoic figure still upon a throne implacable and imovable but wringing with a potential for violence (see chain sword!) ... suggestive of inhuman power ebon skin and glowing eyes, but, a hint of humanity remains."