IVORY


Meaning of IVORY in English

■ noun ( plural ivories )

1》 a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal.

2》 the creamy-white colour of ~.

3》 ( the ivories ) informal the keys of a piano.

4》 ( ivories ) informal a person's teeth.

Derivatives

ivoried adjective

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. ivurie , based on L. ebur .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.