ebonize

present singular third person ebonizes · participle present ebonizing · participle past ebonized · past ebonized

1. transitiveTo give wood the color or texture of ebony.

   Ebonize and finish the pulls to match the feet and trim strips.

   2000, Doug Stowe, Simply Beautiful Boxes

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   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...

   1884, Walter P. Manton, Beginnings with the Microscope: a Working Handbook Containing Simple Instructions in the Art and Method of Using the Microscope and Preparing Objects for Examination, page 58

   Kawrie Pine is a tougher wood, and ebonizes very well, but requires some strength to carve.

   1896, Eleanor Rowe, Hints on Chip-carving and Simple Northern Styles

   Ebonized furniture is the DeLorean of the furniture world; few other styles speak so directly of their time and place.

   1998, Dan Cooper, Old House Interiors, Vol. 4, No. 3, page 29

   The reason black dye works so well for ebonizing wood is that dye is transparent.

   2010, Bob Flexner, Understanding Wood Finishing - How to Select and Apply the Right Finish

   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.”

   2018 February 28, Rene Marsh, Ross Levitt, “See HUD’s $31,000 mahogany dining set”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2022