1. made of ebony; resembling ebony in color or appearance
Usage: literary or poetic

1. ebony; a hard, dark wood
Usage: archaic or poetic

Examples

• The piano's ebon keys gleamed under the stage lights.
• Her ebon hair fell in waves past her shoulders.
• The artist carved the statue from ebon wood.
• Ebon clouds gathered on the horizon before the storm.
• The night sky was ebon and starless.
• He polished the ebon surface until it shone like glass.