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ivory (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: ivoire, from Latin ebor, from Egyptian ab 'elephant, ivory']
[U] the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks (=long teeth) of an elephant
::an ivory chess set
[U] a yellowish white colour
::an ivory silk wedding gown
[C often plural] something made of ivory, especially a small figure of a person or animal
::a collection of Chinese ivories