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eban (s.xii3/4)
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eban (s.xii3/4)

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ebanne;  hebene;  iban  
  FEW:  ebenus 3,199a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  ebene 9,421c TL: eban 3,10 / ebeine 3,10 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  ébène  TLF:  ébène  OED:  ebon n. and adj.  MED:  eben(us n.  DMLBS:  hebenus 1141b

s.

bot.treesebony-tree: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Un ydle el Nil ad nun Menee, El chief de Ethiope posee [...] L’iban i crest  Pet Phil 1374
♦ebony (wood): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E del fust de hebene v .c. ceptres vaillanz  Rom Chev ANTS 7000
( 1315 )  tables de ivoir, ové la meiné d’ivoire et d’eban  Rot Parl1 i 363
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  les portes estoient de iveure et les latz de eban  TREVET Cron1 79.24

See also:

ebonus 
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