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Definitions for Ivories

[1] the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
[2] this substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make carvings, billiard balls, etc.
[3] some substance resembling this.
[4] an article made of this substance, as a carving or a billiard ball.
[5] a tusk, as of an elephant.
[6] dentin of any kind.
[7] Slang . a tooth, or the teeth.
[8] ivories, Slang . the keys of a piano or of a similar keyboard instrument. dice.
[9] Also called vegetable ivory. the hard endosperm of the ivory nut, used for ornamental purposes, for buttons, etc.
[10] a creamy or yellowish white.
[11] a smooth paper finish produced by coating with beeswax before calendering.
[12] consisting or made of ivory.
[13] of the color ivory.
[14] the keys of a piano
[15] another word for teeth
[16] another word for dice
[17] a hard smooth creamy white variety of dentine that makes up a major part of the tusks of elephants, walruses, and similar animals (as modifier ) ivory ornaments
[18] a tusk made of ivory
[19] a yellowish-white colour; cream (as adjective ) ivory shoes
[20] a substance resembling elephant tusk
[21] an ornament, etc, made of ivory
[22] black ivory obsolete Black slaves collectively
[23] 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)

Words related to Ivories

ivorypiece, figure, effigy, image, bust, likeness, statuary, sculpture, marble, bronze, icon, statuette, manual, piano, console, ivory, simulacrum, representation, cast, torso

Words nearby Ivories

ivoryivied, iviza, ivor, ivorian, ivories, ivory, ivory black, ivory coast, ivory exostosis, ivory gull, ivory nut

Origin of Ivories

y1250–1300; Middle English < Old French ivurie < Latin eboreus (adj.), equivalent to ebor- (stem of ebur ) ivory + -eus adj. suffix; see -eous

Other words from Ivories

i·vo·ry·like , adjective

Word origin for Ivories

yC13: from Old French ivurie, from Latin evoreus made of ivory, from ebur ivory; related to Greek elephas ivory, elephant

Synonyms for Ivories

bronze, bust, effigy, figure, icon, image, likeness, marble, piece, sculpture, statuary, statuette, cast, ivory, representation, simulacrum, torso