green ebonyn.

Brit.

/ˌɡriːn ˈɛbəni/,

/ˌɡriːn ˈɛbn̩i/, U.S.

/ˌɡrin ˈɛbəni/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., ebony n.

Etymology: < green adj. + ebony n.

1. More fully green ebony wood. The hard greenish wood of any of several tropical trees; esp. (a) that of the South American tree Jacaranda mimosifolia, formerly used as a dyewood; (b) that of the ebony, Diospyros melanoxylon, found chiefly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of West Indies and Central America

guaiacum1533

guaiac1558

lignum vitae1594

sweetwood1607

green ebony1665

princewoodc1665

alligator wood1696

pimento wood1712

greenheart1719

mahoea1726

galimeta-wood1756

determa1769

bullet-wood1843

cocobolo1849

lancewood1858

silver-balli1858

yari-yari1858

Honduras rosewood1860

sabicu1866

amarant1909

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia xvi. 101 Having since examin'd Cocus, black and green Ebony, Lignum Vitae, &c. I found, that all these Woods have their pores, abundantly smaller than those of soft light Wood.

1704 tr. J. Nieuhof Voy. E.-Indies in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. II. 195/2 It produces Coco and Banana-trees, Pynany, green Ebony Wood-trees, Potato's.., and divers sorts of herbs.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. iii. xiii. 71/1 There are three Sorts of Ebony, to wit, the Black... The Second is the red Ebony; the Third is the Green Ebony.

1849 Weale's Dict. Terms Green ebony wood..is used for round rulers, turnery, marquetry-work, &c.; it is also much used for dyeing.

1861 All Year Round 6 July 358/2 Those who turn rulers of ‘green ebony’, or work where a fine copper dust is in the air, if they have light hair, find it changed to green.

1908 G. Ellis Mod. Pract. Joinery (ed. 3) xxvi. 427 Indian ebony (Diospyros melanoxylon) is also imported under the name of Green Ebony.

1937 Times 27 Feb. 9/1 Jamaica experienced also increased enquiries for green ebony.

2004 D. Squire Bonsai Specialist 59/2 Jacaranda mimosifolia..Green Ebony... Also known as Jacaranda ovalifolia and Jacaranda acutifolia, this elegant, deciduous tree has mid- to light green, fern-like leaves.

2. Finely grained ash wood, polished and used for cabinetmaking and other decorative woodwork. Now historical and rare.

ΚΠ

1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) vi. 40 Some Ash is curiously camleted and vein'd. I say, so differently from other Timber, that our skilful Cabinet-makers prize it equal with Ebony, and give it the name of green Ebony, which the Customer payes well for.

1823 H. Phillips Sylva Florifera I. 93 The wheelwright employs it [sc. ash] usefully, and the coach-maker profitably, whilst the cabinet-maker palms it off upon us as green ebony.

1905 J. E. Rogers Tree Bk. lix. 435 Knotty parts of stems and roots once went under the trade name of ‘green ebony’, and fancy boxes and other articles made of it and polished bought extravagant prices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	green ebony
释义	green ebonyn. Brit. /ˌɡriːn ˈɛbəni/, /ˌɡriːn ˈɛbn̩i/, U.S. /ˌɡrin ˈɛbəni/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., ebony n. Etymology: < green adj. + ebony n. 1. More fully green ebony wood. The hard greenish wood of any of several tropical trees; esp. (a) that of the South American tree Jacaranda mimosifolia, formerly used as a dyewood; (b) that of the ebony, Diospyros melanoxylon, found chiefly in southern India and Sri Lanka. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of West Indies and Central America guaiacum1533 guaiac1558 lignum vitae1594 sweetwood1607 green ebony1665 princewoodc1665 alligator wood1696 pimento wood1712 greenheart1719 mahoea1726 galimeta-wood1756 determa1769 bullet-wood1843 cocobolo1849 lancewood1858 silver-balli1858 yari-yari1858 Honduras rosewood1860 sabicu1866 amarant1909 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia xvi. 101 Having since examin'd Cocus, black and green Ebony, Lignum Vitae, &c. I found, that all these Woods have their pores, abundantly smaller than those of soft light Wood. 1704 tr. J. Nieuhof Voy. E.-Indies in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. II. 195/2 It produces Coco and Banana-trees, Pynany, green Ebony Wood-trees, Potato's.., and divers sorts of herbs. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. iii. xiii. 71/1 There are three Sorts of Ebony, to wit, the Black... The Second is the red Ebony; the Third is the Green Ebony. 1849 Weale's Dict. Terms Green ebony wood..is used for round rulers, turnery, marquetry-work, &c.; it is also much used for dyeing. 1861 All Year Round 6 July 358/2 Those who turn rulers of ‘green ebony’, or work where a fine copper dust is in the air, if they have light hair, find it changed to green. 1908 G. Ellis Mod. Pract. Joinery (ed. 3) xxvi. 427 Indian ebony (Diospyros melanoxylon) is also imported under the name of Green Ebony. 1937 Times 27 Feb. 9/1 Jamaica experienced also increased enquiries for green ebony. 2004 D. Squire Bonsai Specialist 59/2 Jacaranda mimosifolia..Green Ebony... Also known as Jacaranda ovalifolia and Jacaranda acutifolia, this elegant, deciduous tree has mid- to light green, fern-like leaves. 2. Finely grained ash wood, polished and used for cabinetmaking and other decorative woodwork. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) vi. 40 Some Ash is curiously camleted and vein'd. I say, so differently from other Timber, that our skilful Cabinet-makers prize it equal with Ebony, and give it the name of green Ebony, which the Customer payes well for. 1823 H. Phillips Sylva Florifera I. 93 The wheelwright employs it [sc. ash] usefully, and the coach-maker profitably, whilst the cabinet-maker palms it off upon us as green ebony. 1905 J. E. Rogers Tree Bk. lix. 435 Knotty parts of stems and roots once went under the trade name of ‘green ebony’, and fancy boxes and other articles made of it and polished bought extravagant prices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1665
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