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   ivory

   /ˈʌɪv(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles: "a dagger with an ivory handle"
   • ▪ an object made of ivory.
   • ▪ the keys of a piano: informal "Derek tinkled the ivories for us"
   • ▪ a person's teeth. informal
   • 2. the creamy-white colour of ivory: "an ivory silk blouse"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French ivurie, based on Latin ebur.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ivoried adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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