n.
(pl. ivories)
- a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal.
- the creamy-white colour of ivory.
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(the ivories)
informal the keys of a piano.
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(ivories)
informal a person's teeth.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. ivurie, based on L. ebur.