ebonizing

Verb

ebonize (third-person singular simple present ebonizes, present participle ebonizing, simple past and past participle ebonized)

1. (transitive) To give wood the color or texture of ebony.
   • To ebonize, the table top is painted over several times with a strong solution of logwood, and when this is nearly dry the whole is brushed over with the iron vinegar...1884, Walter P. Manton, Beginnings with the Microscope: a Working Handbook Containing Simple Instructions in the Art and Method of Using the Microscope and Preparing Objects for Examination, page 58