English
Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|����ελε�άν�ινο�, from polytonic|������ �gold� + polytonic|�λε�άν�ινο� �of ivory�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/kɹɪs�lɪ�fæntɪn/
Adjective
en-adj
- Made of gold and ivory.
#*1885: I drew near and perceived that the light came from a precious stone as big as an ostrich egg, set at the upper end of the alcove upon a little chryselephantine couch of ivory and gold; and this jewel, blazing like the sun, cast its rays wide and side. � Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 17
vi:chryselephantine
zh:chryselephantine
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