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ivory
English
Etymology
From Middle English yvory, ivorie, from Anglo-Norman ivurie, from Latin eboreus (“in or of ivory”) adjective of ebur (“ivory”) (genitive eboris), from Demotic yb (“ivory, Elephantine”) (compare Coptic ??? (i?b, “Elephantine”)), from Egyptian ?bw (“elephant, ivory, Elephantine”). Displaced native Old English elpendb?n (literally “elephant bone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?v(?)?i/
- Hyphenation: i?vo?ry, ivo?ry
Noun
ivory (countable and uncountable, plural ivories)
- (uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
- A creamy white color, the color of ivory.
- Something made from or resembling ivory.
- (collective, singular or in plural) The teeth.
- (collective, singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
- Coordinate term: ebony
- (slang) A white person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:white person
Translations
See also
- Galalith
Adjective
ivory (not comparable)
- Made of ivory.
- Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
- 1938, Interior Decoration To-day (page 132)
- The walls and ceiling of this drawing-room in Montague Square are painted ivory.
- 1938, Interior Decoration To-day (page 132)
Derived terms
Related terms
- chryselephantine
- eburnation
Translations
See also
- odontolite
- scrimshaw
- whalebone
- Appendix:Colors
Middle English
Noun
ivory
- Alternative form of yvory
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offwhite
English
Adjective
offwhite (not comparable)
- Alternative form of off-white
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