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单词 ivoriness
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ivorinessn.

Etymology: < ivory n. attributive or adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈivoriness.
rare.
The quality of resembling ivory in appearance or colour.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [noun] > pure whiteness > as ivory
ivory1590
ivoriness1824
ivory-white1897
1824 J. Galt Rothelan II. v. ii. 195 Her delicate hands also began to lose their ivoriness, and become ashy pale.
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