ebon
Example Sentences
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Before them a pale lord in ebon finery sat dreaming in a tangled nest of roots, a woven weirwood throne that embraced his withered limbs as a mother does a child.
From Literature
“And the sedge—we’ve dyed it, you know—is it the proper gray and ebon?”
From Literature
He laid his hands upon my shoulders, our two heads encompassed by the mirror; my ebon frock-coat glistening anew in the candlelight.
From Literature
Along the quay are ranged the quaint native lighters with their half-naked ebon crews.
From Project Gutenberg
When abroad, a small crimson cap, in which was placed a single ostrich feather, reposed upon his head: its snowy plume strangely contrasting with his ebon complexion.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
