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noun (ivor, ies, -)
- (uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
- (colour) A creamy white color, colour, the colour of ivory.
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- Something made from or resembling ivory.
- (collective singular or in plural) The teeth.
- (collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
Translations: - Dutch: ivoorkleur
- French: ivoire
- German: Elfenbein
(trans-mid)
- Italian: avorio
- Spanish: marfil
adjective
- Made of ivory.
- Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
Translations: - Dutch: ivoorkleurig, ivoorkleurige
- Spanish: de marfil
- German: elfenbeinfarben
(trans-mid)
Etymology: From Old French yvoire (modern ivoire), from Latin ebur "ivory", related to Egyptian Abw, Coptic ebou "elephant".
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