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Antonyms for ivory

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahy-vuh-ree, ahy-vree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪ və ri, ˈaɪ vri

Definition of ivory

Origin :
  • mid-13c. (late 12c. as a surname), Anglo-French ivorie, from Old North French ivurie (12c.), from Latin eboreus "of ivory," from ebur (genitive eboris) "ivory," probably via Phoenician from an African source (cf. Egyptian ab "elephant," Coptic ebu "ivory"). Replaced Old English elpendban, literally "elephant bone." Applied in slang to articles made from it, such as dice (1830) and piano keys (1854). As a color, especially in reference to human skin, it is attested from 1580s. Ivories as slang for "teeth" dates from 1782. Related: Ivoried.
  • adj fair
Example sentences :
  • There is a kind of beauty that seems made to be painted on ivory, and such was hers.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Her ivory forehead was wrinkled charmingly in a little frown of obstinacy.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The first evening they talked of the wonder of the ivory stockade.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • There he made the gold and ivory statue of Zeus that you shall see in Zeus's temple.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • There was Ivory Brown's funeral: how would that have gone on if it hadn't been for her?
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • Young men like John don't take to ivory hands a pinting, for nothing.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Gone were the figs and almonds, the indigo, ivory, tortoise shells.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Ivory from Zanzibar, salt from Cadiz and wines from Bordeaux.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • They were constructed of ivory and jet, and their capitals were overlaid with the purest gold.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • It had two keyboards, tortoise-shell naturals and ivory sharps.
  • Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover

Synonyms for ivory

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