ebonize
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ebonize (third-person singular simple present ebonizes, present participle ebonizing, simple past and past participle ebonized)
- (transitive) To give wood the color or texture of ebony.
- Coordinate term: japan
- 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:
- 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...
- 1896, Eleanor Rowe, Hints on Chip-carving and Simple Northern Styles:
- Kawrie Pine is a tougher wood, and ebonizes very well, but requires some strength to carve.
- 1998, Dan Cooper, Old House Interiors, Vol. 4, No. 3, page 29:
- Ebonized furniture is the DeLorean of the furniture world; few other styles speak so directly of their time and place.
- 2000, Doug Stowe, Simply Beautiful Boxes:
- Ebonize and finish the pulls to match the feet and trim strips.
- 2010, Bob Flexner, Understanding Wood Finishing - How to Select and Apply the Right Finish:
- The reason black dye works so well for ebonizing wood is that dye is transparent.