ebony oor Afrikaans

ebony

/ˈɛb.ən.i/ adjektief, naamwoord

A hard, heavy, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

Ebbehout

wood

Ebbenhout

ebbenhout

Ebony

eienaam

A female given name from the noun ebony, of mostly African-American usage since the mid-twentieth century.

voorbeelde

It could be made of pine, ebony, mahogany, oak, or walnut, and its case could be plain or adorned with ornamentation.
Dit kon van denne-, ebbe-, mahonie-, eike- of okkerneuthout gemaak word, en die kas kon met of sonder versiering wees.

Hezekiah himself . . . did send me, later, to Nineveh, my lordly city, together with 30 talents of gold, 800 talents of silver, precious stones, antimony, large cuts of red stone, couches (inlaid) with ivory, nimedu -chairs (inlaid) with ivory, elephant-hides, ebony-wood, boxwood (and) all kinds of valuable treasures, his (own) daughters, concubines, male and female musicians.
Hiskia self . . . het later, na Nineve, my vorstelike stad, aan my gestuur, tesame met 30 talente goud, 800 talente silwer, edelgesteentes, antimoon, groot, geslypte rooi stene, rusbanke met (inlegsels van) ivoor, nimedoe-stoele met (inlegsels van) ivoor, olifantvelle, ebbehout, palmhout (en) allerlei kosbare skatte, sy (eie) dogters, byvroue, manlike en vroulike musici.

Nigerian ebony heartwood is often jet black, though some trees produce heartwood that is streaked or is gray to black in color.
Die kernhout van Nigeriese ebbehout is dikwels gitswart, hoewel party bome kernhout het wat streperig is of ’n grys tot swart kleur het.

But seeing that it was not at all limber, and that it glistened a good deal like polished ebony, I concluded that it must be nothing but a wooden idol, which indeed it proved to be.
Maar sien dat dit nie op alle lenig was, en dat dit glinster ́n goeie deal soos swart hoogglans, het ek die gevolgtrekking gekom dat dit niks anders as ́n hout afgod, wat dit moet wees blyk te wees.

Both red and black ebonies polish to a beautiful luster.
Die rooi sowel as die swart ebbehout het ’n pragtige glans wanneer dit gepoleer word.

Ebony is plentiful in Nigeria.
Ebbehout is volop in Nigerië.

When an ebony tree is felled, it is often left in the bush for a few months to season.
Wanneer ’n ebbehoutboom gevel word, word dit dikwels ’n paar maande lank in die bos gelaat om droog te word.

Its cheeks are ivory and are surrounded by soft, ebony head feathers on the crown and throat.
Sy wange is ivoorkleurig en word omsluit deur sagte, donker kopvere op die kroon en keel.

Many species of timber trees grow in the dense forest, notably mahogany, ebony, dabéma, and makore.
Baie soorte timmerhoutbome groei in die digte woud, veral mahonie-, ebbe-, dabéma- en makore-bome.

Even after the ebony log arrives in his workshop, Johnson allows the wood to dry out several months longer before he uses it.
Selfs nadat die ebbehoutstomp in Johnson se werkswinkel aangekom het, laat hy die hout nog ’n hele paar maande uitdroog voordat hy dit gebruik.

It is made of ebony or sandalwood, which is polished and lacquered in such a way as to bring out its natural grain and beauty.
Dit is gemaak van ebbehout of van sandelhout wat op so manier gepoleer en verlak is dat dit die natuurlike grein en prag van die hout na vore bring.

Johnson works in ebony, a hard, brittle wood ideal for carving.
Johnson gebruik ebbehout, ’n harde, bros hout, net reg vir houtsnywerk.

Eboni, who can see the sign from her apartment in Brooklyn, said: “It’s nice just to look out the window to see the time and temperature before I go to work.
Eboni, wat die teken vanaf haar woonstel in Brooklyn kan sien, het gesê: “Dis lekker om net by die venster uit te kyk om die tyd en temperatuur te sien voordat ek werk toe gaan.

The fingerboard and the bridge: Only the ebony fingerboard and the rosewood bridge remain to be glued on.
Die greepbord en die kam: Net die greepbord van ebbehout en die kam van rooshout moet nog vasgegom word.

Underwater excavations revealed a diverse treasure trove —copper ingots that are believed to be from Cyprus, amber, Canaanite jars, ebony, elephant tusks, a collection of gold and silver Canaanite jewelry, and scarabs and other objects from Egypt.
In ondersese opgrawings is ’n waardevolle vonds gemaak wat uit ’n verskeidenheid artikels bestaan het—koperstawe wat vermoedelik van Siprus afkomstig was, amber, Kanaänitiese kruike, ebbehout, olifanttande, ’n versameling Kanaänitiese juweliersware van goud en silwer, sowel as skarabeë en ander voorwerpe uit Egipte.

Black heartwood of ebony comes from India and Sri Lanka, red to purple- brown camwood from West Africa, and deep red mahogany from Central and South America.
Swart kernhout van die ebbeboom kom van Indië en Sri Lanka, rooi tot purperbruin kamhout van Wes-Afrika en dieprooi mahoniehout van Sentraal- en Suid-Amerika.