ALL meanings of ivory
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I i - noun ivory ivory object 1
- noun plural ivory the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc. 1
- noun plural ivory this substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make carvings, billiard balls, etc. 1
- noun plural ivory some substance resembling this. 1
- noun plural ivory an article made of this substance, as a carving or a billiard ball. 1
- noun plural ivory a tusk, as of an elephant. 1
- noun plural ivory dentin of any kind. 1
- noun plural ivory Slang. a tooth, or the teeth. 1
- noun plural ivory ivories, Slang. the keys of a piano or of a similar keyboard instrument. dice. 1
- noun plural ivory Also called vegetable ivory. the hard endosperm of the ivory nut, used for ornamental purposes, for buttons, etc. 1
- noun plural ivory a creamy or yellowish white. 1
- noun plural ivory a smooth paper finish produced by coating with beeswax before calendering. 1
- adjective ivory consisting or made of ivory. 1
- adjective ivory of the color ivory. 1
- noun ivory A hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles. 1
- noun ivory material: elephant's tusk 1
- adjective ivory made of elephant's tusk 1
- adjective ivory off-white in colour 1
- noun ivory tusk 1
- uncountable noun ivory Ivory is a hard cream-coloured substance which forms the tusks of elephants. It is valuable and can be used for making carved ornaments. 0
- colour ivory Ivory is a creamy-white colour. 0
- noun ivory a hard smooth creamy white variety of dentine that makes up a major part of the tusks of elephants, walruses, and similar animals 0
- noun ivory (as modifier) 0
- noun ivory a tusk made of ivory 0
- noun ivory a yellowish-white colour; cream 0
- noun ivory (as adjective) 0
- noun ivory a substance resembling elephant tusk 0
- noun ivory an ornament, etc, made of ivory 0
- noun ivory James. born 1928, US film director. With the producer Ismael Merchant, his films include Shakespeare Wallah (1964), Heat and Dust (1983), A Room With a View (1986), and The Golden Bowl (2000) 0
- noun ivory the hard, white substance, a form of dentin, that makes up the tusks of elephants, walruses, etc. 0
- noun ivory dentin in any form 0
- noun ivory any substance like ivory in appearance, use, etc. 0
- noun ivory the color of ivory; creamy white 0
- noun ivory a tusk of an elephant, walrus, etc. 0
- noun ivory things made of ivory 0
- noun ivory things resembling or suggesting ivory 0
- noun ivory piano keys 0
- noun ivory teeth 0
- noun ivory dice 0
- noun ivory billiard balls 0
- adjective ivory of, made of, or like ivory 0
- adjective ivory creamy-white 0
- noun ivory (Uncountable Noun) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals. 0
- noun ivory A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory. 0
- noun ivory Something made from or resembling ivory. 0
- noun ivory (collective singular or in plural) The teeth. 0
- noun ivory (collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano. 0
- noun ivory (Slang) A white person. 0
- adjective ivory Resembling or having the colour of ivory. 0