| 单词 | ivory |
| 释义 | ivory —ivorylike, adj. /uy"veuh ree, uy"vree/, n. , pl. ivories, adj. n. 1. the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc. 2. this substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make carvings, billiard balls, etc. 3. some substance resembling this. 4. an article made of this substance, as a carving or a billiard ball. 5. a tusk, as of an elephant. 6. dentin of any kind. 7. Slang. a tooth, or the teeth. 8. ivories, Slang. a. the keys of a piano or of a similar keyboard instrument. b. dice. 9. Also called vegetable ivory. the hard endosperm of the ivory nut, used for ornamental purposes, for buttons, etc. 10. a creamy or yellowish white. 11. a smooth paper finish produced by coating with beeswax before calendering. adj. 12. consisting or made of ivory. 13. of the color ivory. [1250-1300; ME < OF ivurie < L eboreus (adj.), equiv. to ebor- (s. of ebur) ivory + -eus adj. suffix; see -EOUS] |
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