Look up: Ivory

1. ivory
   [n] - a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
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2. Ivory
   The tooth of an animal used as a material in making decorative items. In Nothern Europe the tusks of wild boar were used.
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3. ivory
   Hard, dentine tissue from the tusks of elephants and other mammals. From the earliest times ivory was used in China for carvings and in Japan for netsuke figures, as a base for miniature paintings and for decoration. In the West, ivory has been used for ornaments, jewellery and furniture. Its use declined in the 15thC but interest was revived in th …
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4. Ivory
   I'vo·ry (ī'vo*rȳ) noun ; plural Ivories . [ Middle English ivori , French ivoire , from Latin eboreus made of ivory, from ebur , eboris , ivory, confer Sanskrit ibha elephant. Con...
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5. ivory
   1. The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterised by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility. ... Ivory is the na...
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6. Ivory
   • (n.) Any carving executed in ivory. • (n.) The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc. • (n.) The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as als...
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7. ivory
   variety of dentin of which the tusk of the elephant is composed, prized for its beauty, durability, and suitability for carving. The tusk is the ... [21 related articles]
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8. Ivory
   Ivory is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Hard, White Substance` Where is it used? The name Ivory is mainly used In English. Ivory doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Ivory appeared In the top-1000 was 88 years ago, In 1920. It ranked #974 In that year. . 1...
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9. ivory
   ivory, type of dentin present only in the tusks of the elephant. Ivory historically has been obtained mainly from Africa, where elephant tusks are larger than they are in Asia, the second major source, and much dead ivory was taken from remains of extinct mammoths found in Canada, Alaska, and Siberi...
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10. Ivory
    Ivory is the osseous matter of the tusks of the elephant, and of the teeth or tusks of the hippopotamus, walrus, and narwhal. Ivory is esteemed for its beautiful white or cream colour, its hardness, the fineness of its grain, and its susceptibility of a high polish. That of the African elephant is m...
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11. ivory
    Hard white substance of which the teeth and tusks of certain mammals are made. Among the most valuable are elephants' tusks, which are of unusual hardness and density. Ivory is used in carving and other decorative work, and is so valuable that poachers continue to illegally destroy the remaining ...
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12. ivory
    Hard, dentine tissue from the tusks of elephants and other mammals. From the earliest times ivory was used in China for carvings and in Japan for netsuke figures, as a base for miniature paintings and for decoration. In the West, ivory has been used for ornaments, jewellery and furniture. Its use de...
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13. Ivory
    `Ivory` is a term for dentine, which constitutes the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals, when used as a material for art or manufacturing. Ivory is little used today, but has been important since ancient times for making a range of items, from ivory carvings to false teeth, fans, dominoes, joint...
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14. Ivory
    (soap) The name "`Ivory`" refers to a series of products created by the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), including varieties of a white and mildly fragranced bar soap, that became famous for its pure content and for floating in water. Over the years, the bar soap has been alt...
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15. Ivory
    (song) "`Ivory`" is the fifteenth maxi single by Dragon Ash; released in 2006. It was part of the countdown to Dragon Ash`s tenth anniversary album Independiente released in 2007. The song`s music video was captured in Saipan, CNMI. Track listing: #"Ivory" – 4:30 #&...
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