ebonize

Make wood black

To ebonize wood is to stain or finish it to resemble ebony—giving it a deep, rich black color.

The technique allows cheaper woods to mimic the appearance of expensive ebony: The craftsman ebonized the maple cabinet.

Ebonized furniture was popular in Victorian-era design.

blackening

jet

Forced fluid stream

  • pitchFrequency of sound
  • sootCarbon from incomplete burning
  • coalCombustible sedimentary rock

charcoal · ink · obsidian · onyx · sable · raven · crow · tar · blacken · darken

woodcraft

furniture

Movable room objects

lacquer · polish · varnish · refinish · restoration · antique · hardwood · grain · inlay · piano

Opposites
color treatment direction

ebonizebleach

Chemical stain and germ killer

whiten · lighten · blanch · decolorize · whitewash

surface appearance goal

ebonizenatural finish

Unstained protective treatment

clear coat · oil finish · bare · unstained · raw

Family

ebonized

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G