Definition of ivor

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1. ivory [ n ] a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

Used in print:

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

Figurines and simple chapels presage the emergence of sculpture and architecture in Greece ; objects in gold , ivory , and bronze grow more numerous .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

They slept - Mynheer with a marvelously high-pitched snoring , the damn seahorse ivory teeth watching him from a bedside table .

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

From the curio cabinet on its south wall and the bureaus beneath , you abstracted seventeen ivory , metal , wood , and stone sculptures of Oriental and African origin , two snuffboxes , and a jade handled magnifying_glass .

Rummaging through a stack of drawers nearby , you unearthed an antique French chess_set in ivory and sandalwood , which , along with two box_Kodaks , you added to your haul .

Whether the pair of Sudanese ivory carvings you lifted really possess the juju to turn your livers to lead , as a dealer in Khartoum assured me , I am not competent to say .

Synonyms ivory tusk Related Terms dentine tusk

2. ivory [ n ] a shade of white the color of bleached bones

Used in print:

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

Rachel wore a smart hat and , because she had been warned recently about smoking , puffed at her cigarettes through a long ivory holder stained with lipstick .

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Above , the glowing ivory baton of their searchlight pointed at the clouds , diluting the valley 's dark to a pallid light .

Synonyms ivory pearl off-white bone Related Terms white

3. Ivory [ n ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 899

Synonyms Ivory

4. Ivory [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3364

Synonyms Ivory

5. Ivory [ n ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1385

Synonyms Ivory