ebonize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To ebonize, the table top is painted over several times with a strong solution of logwood, and when this is nearly dry the whole is brushed over with the iron vinegar..."
- "Kawrie Pine is a tougher wood, and ebonizes very well, but requires some strength to carve."
- "Ebonized furniture is the DeLorean of the furniture world; few other styles speak so directly of their time and place."
- "Ebonize and finish the pulls to match the feet and trim strips."
- "The reason black dye works so well for ebonizing wood is that dye is transparent."
- "The table and two base pedestals cost more than $4,000. The pedestals are described as having “hand applied ebonized inlay with bell flowers topped by hand carved scrolls and a fluted column.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Egyptian U13:n-Z4:M3 (hbnj)bor. Ancient Greek ἕβενος (hébenos)bor. Latin hebenus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin ebeniusder. Middle English ebenif English heben, hebeny English ebony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ebonize From ebony + -ize.