ebony
part of speech
noun (plural ebonies); adjective
meaning for a pupil
1) Ebony is a very hard, dark black wood. tree →
2) Ebony means very black, like the wood. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Ebony was a costly trade good from far lands, listed among the riches of Tyre. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, precious things made of ebony, such as chopsticks or a far-off island rich in it
examples
- The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand; they brought thee as tribute horns of ivory and ebony. (Prophets EZK.27.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The chopsticks were made of ebony. tree →
- Her hair was as black as ebony. tree →
- The piano keys were ebony and ivory. tree →
note
nothing for maths
Trees and pragmatics
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