ivory

noun

/ˈaɪvəri/

(plural ivories)

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[uncountable] a hard white substance like bone that forms the tusks (= long teeth) of elephants and some other animals
- a ban on the ivory trade
- an ivory chess set
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- carved
- polished
- raw
- …
verb + ivory
- be made from
- be made of
- carve something from
- …
ivory + noun
- trade
preposition
- in ivory
phrases
- the trade in ivory
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[countable] an object made of ivory
- a priceless collection of ivories
- He had a good set of ivories (= teeth).
- Of an evening she would entertain them by tinkling the ivories (= playing the piano).
[uncountable] a pale colour between white and yellow

Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French ivurie, based on Latin ebur.

单词	ivory
释义	ivory noun /ˈaɪvəri/ /ˈaɪvəri/ (plural ivories) jump to other results [uncountable] a hard white substance like bone that forms the tusks (= long teeth) of elephants and some other animals a ban on the ivory trade an ivory chess set Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective carved polished raw … verb + ivory be made from be made of carve something from … ivory + noun trade preposition in ivory phrases the trade in ivory See full entry [countable] an object made of ivory a priceless collection of ivories He had a good set of ivories (= teeth). Of an evening she would entertain them by tinkling the ivories (= playing the piano). [uncountable] a pale colour between white and yellow Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French ivurie, based on Latin ebur.
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