ivory

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ivory

The artist carefully mixes a soft ivory paint on her palette.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A hard, white material: A dense, smooth, creamy-white substance that forms the tusks of elephants, walruses, and some other animals. It is a type of dentine.
    • A pale yellowish-white color: A shade of white that resembles the color of ivory, often described as off-white or cream.
    • (Plural: ivories) Objects made of ivory: Items such as carvings, ornaments, or piano keys crafted from this material.
    • (Slang, plural: ivories) Teeth or piano keys: Informal terms for teeth or the white keys of a piano.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Material):
    • The ancient sculpture was carved from elephant ivory.
    • International trade in ivory is banned to protect elephants.
  • Noun (Color):
    • She painted the walls in a soft ivory.
    • The wedding dress was a beautiful shade of ivory.
  • Noun (Objects):
    • The museum displayed exquisite Chinese ivories.
  • Noun (Slang):
    • He flashed his ivories in a wide smile. (teeth)
    • The jazz pianist tickled the ivories all night. (piano keys)
Advanced Usage
  • "Ivory tower": A state of privileged seclusion or separation from the practicalities and problems of everyday life, often used to describe academia or intellectuals.
    • Critics accused the professor of living in an ivory tower, disconnected from real-world issues.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ivory-colored (adj): Having the pale yellowish-white color of ivory.
    • She wore an ivory-colored gown.
  • Ivory-towered (adj): Characteristic of or pertaining to an ivory tower.
    • He rejected the ivory-towered theories in favor of practical solutions.
Synonyms
  • Tusk: (Specifically for the elongated tooth, not the material itself)
  • Off-white, Cream, Ecru: (For the color)
  • Dentine: (The biological tissue; technical)
Related Phrases
  • Black ivory: (Historical) A term once used for enslaved people.
  • To show one's ivories: (Idiomatic/Slang) To smile broadly, showing one's teeth.
ivory

The artist carefully mixes a soft ivory paint on her palette.

Noun
  1. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  2. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

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