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1. (n.) ivory
the hard white substance, a variety of dentine, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
2. ivory
this substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make articles and objects.
3. ivory
an article made of this substance, as a carving or a billiard ball.
4. ivory
matter or a material resembling or imitating this substance, esp. vegetable ivory.
5. ivory
the tusk of an elephant, walrus, or other animal.
6. ivory
Slang. a tooth.
7. ivory
Slang.
8. ivory
the keys of a piano or similar instrument.
9. ivory
dice.
10. ivory
a creamy or yellowish white.
11. (adj.) ivory
consisting or made of ivory.
12. ivory
of the color ivory.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF ivurie < L eboreus (adj.), der. of ebor-, s. of ebur ivory)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ivory, tusk
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
2. (noun) bone, ivory, pearl, off-white
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
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1. (adjective) ivory
***having the color of cream
an ivory wedding dress
2. (noun) ivory
***the hard substance elephant's tusks are made of
***a figure made of ivory
3. ivory
***the color of cream
***walls painted in ivory
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Ivory
the hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility
2. (noun) Ivory
the tusks themselves of the elephant, etc
3. (noun) Ivory
any carving executed in ivory
4. (noun) Ivory
teeth; as, to show one's ivories
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Sense: (of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc
Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.
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 Afrikaans: ivoor |
 Arabic: عاج |
 Bulgarian: слонова кост |
 Brazilian: marfim |
 Czech: slonovina; slonovinový |
 German: das Elfenbein;elfenbeiner |
 Danish: elfenben; elfenbens- |
 Greek: φίλντισι, φιλντισένιος |
 Spanish: marfil |
 Estonian: elevandiluu |
 Farsi: عاج |
 Finnish: norsunluu |
 French: (en/d')ivoire |
 Hebrew: שֶנהָב |
 Hindi: गजदंत, हाथी का दांत |
 Croatian: slonova kost |
 Hungarian: elefántcsont |
 Indonesian: gading |
 Icelandic: fílabein |
 Italian: avorio; d'avorio |
 Japanese: 象牙 (の) |
 Korean: 상아질 |
 Lithuanian: dramblio kaulas |
 Latvian: ziloņkauls; ziloņkaula- |
 Malay: gading |
 Dutch: ivoor |
 Norwegian: elfenbein |
 Polish: kość słoniowa |
 Persian: عاج يا دندان فيل |
 Pashto: عاج يا د فيل غاښ |
 Portuguese: marfim |
 Romanian: (de/din) fildeş |
 Russian: слоновая кость |
 Slovak: slonovina; slonovinový |
 Slovenian: slonova kost; slonokoščen |
 Serbian: slonovača |
 Swedish: elfenben |
 Thai: งาช้าง |
 Turkish: fildişi, fildişinden yapı |
 Taiwanese: 象牙(製的) |
 Ukrainian: слонова кістка; зроблений |
 Urdu: ہاتھی دانت |
 Vietnamese: ngà voi |
 Chinese: 象牙， 象牙制成的 |
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