ivory
From Wiktionary
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French yvoire (modern ivoire), from Latin ebur ‘ivory’, related to Egyptian Abw, Coptic ebou ‘elephant’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i·vo·ry
[edit] Noun
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ivory (countable and uncountable; plural ivories)
- (uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
- (color) A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory.
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ivory colour:
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- Something made from or resembling ivory.
- (collective singular or in plural) The teeth.
- (collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
[edit] Translations
material
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colour
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- Breton: olifant m., ivor m. (1)
- Indonesian: gading
- Interlingua: ebore
- Latin: ebur
- Volapük: vior
- Malay: gading
[edit] See also
[edit] Adjective
ivory (not comparable)
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- Made of ivory.
- Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
[edit] Translations
made of ivory
having colour of ivory
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