Definition of ivory Ivory
/ajˈvɚi/ - [ayveree] - i•vo•ry
We found 18 definitions of ivory from 7 different sources.
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What does ivory mean?
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NounPlural: ivories |
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| ivory - a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses | ||
| tusk | ||
| dentin, dentine bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth | ||
| tusk a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog | ||
| ivory - a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||
| bone, pearl, off-white | ||
| whiteness, white lightness or fairness of complexion; "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ivory (Noun)
The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals. - ivory (Noun)
A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory. - ivory (Noun)
Something made from or resembling ivory. - ivory (Noun)
The teeth. - ivory (Noun)
The keys of a piano. - ivory (Noun)
A white person. - ivory (Adjective)
Made of ivory. - ivory (Adjective)
Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ivory (n.)
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. - ivory (n.)
The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc. - ivory (n.)
Any carving executed in ivory. - ivory (n.)
Teeth; as, to show one's ivories.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ivory
The fine-grained creamy-white dentine forming the tusks of elephants, and the teeth or tusks of certain other large animals such as the walrus.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ivory
ī′vo-ri, n. the hard, white substance composing the tusks of the elephant and of the sea-horse.—adj. made of, or resembling, ivory.—adj. I′voried, made like ivory: furnished with teeth.—ns. I′vory-black, a black powder, originally made from burnt ivory, but now from bone; I′vory-nut, the nut of a species of palm, containing a substance like ivory; I′vory-palm, the tree which bears the ivory-nut; I′vory-por′celain, a fine ware with an ivory-white glaze.—Show one's ivories, to show the teeth. [O. Fr. ivurie (Fr. ivoire)—L. ebur, eboris, ivory; Coptic ebu; Sans. ibhas, an elephant.]
Wikipedia 
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Ivory is a hard white material made from the tusks and teeth of animals such as elephants, hippopotamuses and walruses. Ivory is now very rare and expensive since there are restrictions on hunting elephants for ivory. There are also laws against the trade of ivory. Some countries (including Zimbabwe and South Africa) argue that these laws should be removed or changed, to allow them to sell some ivory.
Ivory has been used to make piano keys, billiard balls, handles and small ornaments. Ivory has been used in artworks, such as carvings, since ancient times.
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🔤- ivory, noun, singular of ivories.
- ivory, adjective.
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