ebon
pronunciation
How to pronounce ebon in British English:
UK ['ebən]
How to pronounce ebon in American English:
US ['ebən]
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- Adjective:
- very dark black
Word Origin
- ebon (n.)
- early 15c., "ebony wood, ebony tree," from Old French ebene or directly from Latin ebenus (see ebony). As an adjective, "made of ebony," from 1590s. Figurative sense of "dark, black" is from 1590s; in some cases a poetic shortening of ebony.
Example
- 1. Modifying your rune weapon requires a rune forge in ebon hold .
- 2. The ebon hawk , a small freighter that once had played a major role in the jedi civil war , also seemingly deserted , was picked up as well .
- 3. In the ensuing chaos , it went unnoticed that an hk-50 unit had drugged the exile and sealed her away ; as the ship died around them , kreia found her and brought her back to the ebon hawk and attempted to flee .