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| ivory [ vəri ] |
noun (plural ivories) |
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1. material of elephant's tusks: a hard cream-coloured substance dentine that forms the tusks of animals such as the elephant, walrus, and sperm whale and was formerly used to carve small decorative objects
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2. something made of ivory: an object made of ivory, e.g. a figurine of a person or animal
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3. colours creamy white: a creamy-white colour, like that of an elephant's tusk
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plural noun ivories |
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1. piano keys: the keys of a piano
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informal
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2. teeth: a person's teeth
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slang
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3. dice: dice for gambling or playing games
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slang
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| [13th century. Via Old French ivurie< Latin ebur] |
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  ivory adjective |
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