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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of
ebony .
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ebony + -like
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through Jan. 14 Besides a never-before-exhibited series of antic, semi-abstract crayon drawings from 1961, this show includes a cross-shaped cabinet with a hinged door that won't open titled "A Human Condition"; a handgun beautifully carved from black, ebonylike wood; a phallic walking stick; and a self-portrait as a cigar-smoking, dancing skeleton that Westermann used to hang up for Halloween.
NYT > Home Page 2011
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