verb
- treating wood with chemicals or stains to make it look like ebony; giving wood a black appearance
Usage: woodworking; present participle of ebonize
Examples
- The craftsman is ebonizing the oak table to match the other furniture.
- Ebonizing this pine will give it an elegant, dark finish.
- The antique restorer specializes in ebonizing damaged wood pieces.
- After ebonizing the frame, it looked like genuine ebony.
- The process of ebonizing requires careful application of the stain.
- She spent hours ebonizing the cabinet doors in her workshop.