■ 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 .