Ivory meaning

ī'və-rē, īv'rē
A pale or grayish yellow to yellowish white.
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A hard, smooth, yellowish-white substance composed primarily of dentin that forms the tusks of the elephant.
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A similar substance forming the tusks or teeth of certain other mammals, such as the walrus.
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A tusk, especially an elephant's tusk.
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An article made of ivory.
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A substance resembling ivory.
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Things resembling or suggesting ivory.
  • Piano keys.
  • Teeth.
  • Dice.
  • Billiard balls.
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Dentin in any form.
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Any substance like ivory in appearance, use, etc.
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Of, made of, or like ivory.
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Creamy-white.
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The hard, smooth, yellowish-white substance forming the teeth and tusks of certain animals, such as the tusks of elephants and walruses and the teeth of certain whales. Ivory is composed of dentin.
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(uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
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A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory.

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Something made from or resembling ivory.
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(collective singular or in plural) The teeth.
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(collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
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(slang) A white person.
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Made of ivory.
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Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
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Piano keys.
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Dice.
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The teeth.
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Composed or constructed of ivory.
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Of a pale or grayish yellow to yellowish white.
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The hard, white substance, a form of dentin, that makes up the tusks of elephants, walruses, etc.
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The color of ivory; creamy white.
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A tusk of an elephant, walrus, etc.
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Things made of ivory.
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Origin of ivory

From Middle English ivorie, from Anglo-Norman ivurie, from Latin eboreus (“in or of ivory”) adjective of ebur (“ivory”) (genitive eboris), from Coptic [script?] ebou (“elephant”) , from Egyptian (ȝbw).

Sentence Examples

  • She wore an ivory A-line dress with shoes to match.

  • Ivory, rubber and copal are the chief exports.

  • Any roughness was levelled by polishing with ivory or a smooth shell.

  • About the same time (in 1684) an English ship put into Port Natal (as the bay cthrie to be known) and purchased ivory from the natives, who, however, refused to deal in slaves.

  • 32) and a palace of ivory (1 Kings xxii.

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