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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ivories /ˈaɪvərɪz -vrɪz/ pl n slang - the keys of a piano
- another word for teeth
- another word for dice
i•vo•ry /ˈaɪvəri, ˈaɪvri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. n. - Zoology[uncountable] the hard white substance similar to dentine that makes up the main part of the tusks, esp. of the elephant and walrus.
- [countable] a tusk yielding ivory.
- Slang Terms[countable]a tooth.
- Slang Terms ivories, [plural]
- the keys of a piano.
- dice.
- [uncountable] a creamy or yellowish white.
adj. - consisting or made of ivory:[before a noun]an ivory carving.
- of the color ivory.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•vo•ry (ī′və rē, ī′vrē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. n. - Zoologythe hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- this substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make carvings, billiard balls, etc.
- some substance resembling this.
- an article made of this substance, as a carving or a billiard ball.
- a tusk, as of an elephant.
- dentin of any kind.
- Slang Termsa tooth, or the teeth.
- Slang Terms ivories:
- the keys of a piano or of a similar keyboard instrument.
- dice.
- Also called vegetable ivory. the hard endosperm of the ivory nut, used for ornamental purposes, for buttons, etc.
- a creamy or yellowish white.
- a smooth paper finish produced by coating with beeswax before calendering.
adj. - consisting or made of ivory.
- of the color ivory.
- Latin eboreus (adjective, adjectival), equivalent. to ebor- (stem of ebur) ivory + -eus adjective, adjectival suffix; see -eous
- Old French ivurie
- Middle English 1250–1300
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