Assertion: sextant's use | /r/CapableOf | give way
Facets:
value: to the exclusive use of ebony
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: gradually
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: With the discovery and growing importation of exotic woods such as ebony and African mahogany around 1750, the use of mahogany was quickly implemented, gradually giving way to the exclusive use of ebony.