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单词 ivorine
释义

ivorinen.

Etymology: < ivory n. + -ine suffix4.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈivorine.
A tradename for various productions: either such as imitate ivory or (as cosmetics, dentifrices, etc.) produce an ivory-like colour or smoothness. Also attributive.
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1897 Daily News 23 Mar. 7/1 Picture books, ivorine plaques.
a1900 Price List. Cosmetics..‘Ivorine’ (emollient cream for the skin). Dentifrices, Tooth Pastes, etc...Ivorine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

ivorineadj.

Forms: Also Middle English yuerene, Middle English yvoriene.
Etymology: In Middle English < Old French ivorin , ivoirin , < ivoire ivory + -in (see -ine suffix1); in modern use apparently a new formation.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈivorine.
1. Consisting or made of ivory. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bone or horn > [adjective] > made of ivory
ivorieda1300
ivorinea1382
ivory1382
yverysshe1530
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Song of Sol. vii. 4 Thi necke as an yuerene tour [a1425 L.V. a tour of yuer].
c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 5017 Thilk throne figurede yvoriene On whilk the kyng wysest Salomon to sitte was sene.
2. White and smooth like ivory.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > like specific substance or material
silken1513
marble1558
ivorya1586
velvet1592
satin1605
silka1616
velvet-like1677
satin-like1680
satined1693
satiny1693
velvety1752
marbly1814
satin-smooth1838
ivorine1888
ivoried1890
swanskin1925
the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as ivory or bone
white as whale's bonec1275
ivorya1586
ivory-white1595
eburnean1656
eburnine1822
bone-coloured1837
bone-white1850
ivorine1888
ivoried1890
1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 740 The ivorine loveliness of glossy shoulders.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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