English-Thai Dictionary

ebonite

N ยาง แข็ง มาจาก การ ผสม ยาง กับ กำมะถัน  vulcanite yang-kaeng-ma-jak-kan-pa-som-yang-kab-kam-ma-tan

 

ebonize

VT ทำให้ เป็น สี ดำ  tam-hai-pen-si-dam

 

ebony

ADJ ที่ มี สีน้ำตาล ดำ  jet ti-me-se-nam-tan-dam

 

ebony

N ไม้ ดำ แข็ง  ไม้ มะ เกลือ  mai-dam-kang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EBON

a.[See Ebony. ] Consisting of ebony; like ebony; black.

 

EBONIZE

v.t.[See Ebony. ] To make black or tawny; to tinge with the color of ebony; as, to ebonize the fairest complexion.

 

EBONY

n.[L. ebenus.] A species of hard, heavy and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss; said to be brought from Madagascar. The most usual color is black, red or green. The best is a jet black, free from veins and rind, very heavy, astringent and of an acrid pungent taste. On burning coals it yields an agreeable perfume, and when green it readily takes fire from its abundance of fat. It is wrought into toys, and used for mosaic and inlaid work.

 

EBONY-TREE

n.The Ebenus, a small tree constituting a genus, growing in Crete and other isles of the Archipelago.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EBON

EBON Eb "on, a.

 

1. Consisting of ebony.

 

2. Like ebony, especially in color; black; dark. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne. Young.

 

EBON

EBON Eb "on, n.

 

Defn: Ebony. [Poetic ] "Framed of ebon and ivory. " Sir W. Scott.

 

EBONIST

EBONIST Eb "on *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who works in ebony.

 

EBONITE

EBONITE Eb "on *ite, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus.

 

EBONIZE

Eb "on *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ebonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ebonizing.]

 

Defn: To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood.

 

EBONY

Eb "on *y, n.; pl. Ebonies. Etym: [F. ébène, L. ebenus, fr. Gr. hobnim,pl. Cf. Ebon. ]

 

Defn: A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.

 

Note: The finest black ebony is the heartwood of Diospyros reticulata, of the Mauritius. Other species of the same genus (D. Ebenum, Melanoxylon, etc. ), furnish the ebony of the East Indies and Ceylon. The West Indian green ebony is from a leguminous tree (Brya Ebenus ), and from the Excæcaria glandulosa.

 

EBONY

EBONY Eb "on *y, a.

 

Defn: Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance. This ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling. Poe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ebon

eb on |ˈebən ˈɛbən | ▶noun literary dark brown or black; ebony: [ as modifier ] : the dark shadows of the mountains gave the river an ebon hue.

 

Ebonics

E bon ics |ēˈbäniks iˌbɑnɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] American black English regarded as a language in its own right rather than as a dialect of standard English. ORIGIN blend of ebony and phonics .

 

ebonite

eb on ite |ˈebəˌnīt ˈɛbənaɪt | ▶noun another term for vulcanite. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from ebony + -ite 1 .

 

ebonize

eb on ize |ˈebəˌnīz ˈɛbənaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. ebonized ) make (furniture ) look like ebony: an ebonized casket.

 

ebony

eb on y |ˈebənē ˈɛbəni | ▶noun 1 heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree. • a very dark brown or black color: his smile flashed against the ebony of his skin | [ as modifier ] : his ebony hair. 2 a tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions that produces such timber. [Genera Diospyros and Euclea, family Ebenaceae: numerous species, in particular D. ebenum. ] • used in names of trees of other families that produce similar timber, e.g., Jamaican (or American ) ebony. ORIGIN late Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos ‘ebony tree ’), perhaps on the pattern of ivory .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ebon

ebon |ˈɛb (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] literary dark brown or black; ebony: [ as modifier ] : the ebon acid of the Styx.

 

Ebonics

Ebonics |ɛˈbɒnɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] American black English regarded as a language in its own right rather than as a dialect of standard English. ORIGIN 1970s: blend of ebony and phonics .

 

ebonite

ebon |ite |ˈɛbənʌɪt | ▶noun another term for vulcanite. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from ebony + -ite 1 .

 

ebonized

ebonized |ˈɛb (ə )nʌɪzd |(also ebonised ) ▶adjective (of furniture ) given the appearance of ebony: an ebonized casket. DERIVATIVES ebonize verb

 

ebony

ebony |ˈɛb (ə )ni | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree. • [ mass noun ] a very dark brown or black colour: [ as modifier ] : his ebony hair. 2 a tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions which produces ebony. ●Genera Diospyros and Euclea, family Ebenaceae: numerous species, in particular D. ebenum. • used in names of trees of other families which produce timber similar to ebony, e.g. Jamaican (or American ) ebony. ORIGIN late Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos ‘ebony tree ’), perhaps on the pattern of ivory .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ebony

ebony adjective his ebony eyes: black, jet-black, pitch-black, coal-black, sable, inky, sooty, raven, dark.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ebony

ebony adjective he stared at her with his ebony eyes: black, jet-black, pitch-black, coal-black, ink-black, black as night, black as pitch, sable, inky, sooty, raven, dark; literary ebon. ANTONYMS ivory.

 

Duden Dictionary

Ebonit

Ebo nit Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |Ebon i t auch …ˈnɪt |ägyptisch-griechisch-lateinisch-französisch -englisch Hartgummi aus Naturkautschuk

 

French Dictionary

ébonite

ébonite n. f. nom féminin Matière plastique durcie utilisée pour ses qualités isolantes. Note Technique Attention au genre féminin de ce nom: une ébonite.

 

Spanish Dictionary

ebonita

ebonita nombre femenino Material plástico obtenido del caucho tratado con azufre, de color negro, muy duro y capaz de ser tallado y pulido, que se usa para fabricar ciertos utensilios :la ebonita se utilizó durante mucho tiempo para hacer peines y aisladores de aparatos eléctricos .SINÓNIMO vulcanita .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Ebonics

E bon ics /ebánɪks |ebɔ́n -/〖ebon y +phon ics 〗名詞 〖しばしばe -; 単数扱い 〗黒人英語, エボニクス .

 

ebony

eb on y /éb (ə )ni /名詞 1 U 〘植 〙コクタン 〘高級家具 器具用の木材 〙.2 〖E- 〗エボニー 〘アフリカ系米国人向け雑誌 〙.形容詞 コクタンの ; ｟文 ｠漆黒 （しっこく ）の, 真っ黒い .