Definition of ebonies:
(n) :
(countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.
(n) :
Dark skin colour.
(adj) :
Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.
(n) :
(uncountable) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
(n) :
(countable) A tree that yields such wood.
(n) :
(countable) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument (as opposed to ivory).