ivory
[noun]
Synonyms: dice, African dominoes, bones, cubes, devil's-bones, tats

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

i‧vo‧ry /ˈaɪvəri/ noun (plural ivories)
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: ivoire, from Latin ebor, from Egyptian ab 'elephant, ivory']

1. [uncountable] the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks (=long teeth) of an elephant:
an ivory chess set

2. [uncountable] a yellowish-white colour:
an ivory silk wedding gown

3. [countable often plural] something made of ivory, especially a small figure of a person or animal:
a collection of ivories

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ivory
noun
ADJ. solid | carved | poached
VERB + IVORY be made from/(out) of, carve sth from/in a figure delicately carved in ivory
be inlaid with a table made of polished wood, inlaid with ivory
IVORY + NOUN trade
PREP. in ~ a statuette in ivory and gold
PHRASES the trade in ivory

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