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ˈivory-ˈwhite, a. and n.
A. adj. White as ivory; of the colour of ivory.
1595Spenser Epithal. 172 Her forehead yvory white. 1871R. Ellis Catullus lxiv. 45 Thrones gleam ivory-white; cup-crown'd blaze brightly the tables. 1882Garden 23 Dec. 553/1 Sepals and petals, ivory-white.
B. n.
1. The colour of ivory.
1897Daily News 17 Sept. 6/7 Its warm brown contrasting pleasantly with the ivory-white of the cloth.
2. ellipt. Ivory-white porcelain; spec. a creamy-white porcelain anciently made in China. |