Definition of Ebonize

1. Verb. Stain black to make it look like ebony.

Exact synonyms: Ebonise
Category relationships: Article Of Furniture, Furniture, Piece Of Furniture
Generic synonyms: Stain
Derivative terms: Ebony

Definition of Ebonize

1. v. t. To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood.

Definition of Ebonize

1. Verb. (transitive) To give wood the color or texture of ebony. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ebonize

1. to stain black in imitation of ebony [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Medical Definition of Ebonize

1. To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood. Origin: Ebonised; Ebonizing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ebonize

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eblis
ebola haemorrhagic fever
ebola virus
ebon
ebonation
ebonies
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ebonised
ebonises
ebonising
ebonist
ebonists
ebonite
ebonites
ebonize (current term)
ebonized
ebonizes
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ebons
ebony
ebony family
ebony spleenwort
ebonylike
ebook
ebooks
eboshi
ebracteate
ebracteolate
ebranlement

Literary usage of Ebonize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"ebonize (v.). To finish, as wood, so as to imitate ebony ; to stain black. EBOR, JOHN DE ; ecclesiastic and architect. John de Ebor, abbot of Fountains ..."

2. The American Review of History and Politics, and General Repository of by Robert Walsh (1811)
"thesis—whether it be proved that the African sun is sufficient to ebonize the fairest complexion, and a northern climate to bleach the sable descendants of ..."

3. The Artizans' Guide and Everybody's Assistant: Containing Over Three by Richard Moore (1873)
"To ebonize WOOD.—Mix up a strong stain of copperas and logwood, to which add powdered nut-gall. Stain your wood with this solution, dry, rub down well, oil, ..."

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