black as the ace of spades vs ebony

black as the ace of spades

adj
  • Utterly black; pitch-black. 

ebony

adj
  • Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans. 

  • Made of ebony wood. 

  • A deep, dark black colour. 

noun
  • A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument. 

  • A tree that yields such wood. 

  • A deep, dark black colour. 

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

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