Ivory

Definitions

1. A surname from Old French.
2. The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
   uncountable
3. A male given name from English.
4. A creamy white color, the color of ivory.
   countable, uncountable
5. A female given name from English.
6. Something made from or resembling ivory.
   countable, uncountable
7. The teeth.
   collective, countable, plural, singular, uncountable
8. The keys of a piano; or, the white keys, as opposed to the black keys (ebonies).
   collective, countable, plural, singular, uncountable
9. A white person.
   countable, ethnic, slang, slur, uncountable
10. A die (object bearing numbers, thrown in games of chance).
    countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

26 more languages

العربيةالعاجحضنعاج

Bosanskibjelokostfildišslonovačaбјелокостслоновачафилдиш+ 3 more

Catalàeburni

Češtinaslonovinaslonovinový

Ελληνικάελεφαντόδοντοελεφαντοστόφίλντισι

Esperantoebura

Suominorsunluinennorsunluunorsunluunvalkoinen

Gaeilgeeabhaireabhartha

Galegomarfil

עבריתשנהב

Hrvatskibjelokostfildišslonovačaбјелокостслоновачафилдиш+ 3 more

Bahasa Indonesiadantagading

Italianoavorioeburneo

日本語象牙

Latinaebureburneus

Latviešuziloņkauls

Bahasa Melayugading

Nederlandsivoorkleurigivoorkleurigeivoren

Polskikość słoniowa

Portuguêsde marfimebóreoebúrneo

Slovenčinaslonovinový

Српскиbjelokostfildišslonovačaбјелокостслоновачафилдиш+ 3 more

Svenskaelfenbensfärgad

Türkçefildişi

Українськаслонова кістка

Tiếng Việtngà voi

Examples

““Leave⟳ the ivory!” he cried. “Leave⟳ the ivory! Dead men have⟳ no use⟳ for ivory!” Some of the Manyuema started to lay⟳ down their loads, but this was altogether too much for the avaricious Arabs.”

“Ye forgot some o' yer ivories, didn't ye, on th' grass?”

“to tickle⟳ the ivories”

“Tony had gone into the storage room and gotten two more standing lamps, one placed near the ebonies and ivories.”

“c. 1846, Alexandre Dumas (translated by William Barrow), The Three Musketeers The triumphant Englishman did not give⟳ himself the trouble⟳ even to shake⟳ the dice; and, so sure was he of winning, that he threw the ivory on the table without looking.”

“Charlie Parrott wasn't fooled and told Linny to walk⟳ softly. The girl's name⟳ had been picked from a baby-name book which reflected a brief fashion of naming girls for expensive wedding gifts of an earlier time—Linen, Silver, Crystal, Ivory.”

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