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noun1) (substance) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinern; Elfenbein-2) (colour) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinfarbig* * *noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) das Elfenbein;elfenbeinern* * *ivo·ry[ˈaɪvəri]I. nto tickle [or tingle] the ivories ein bisschen auf dem Klavier herumklimpern5.\ivory carving Elfenbeinschnitzerei f\ivory trade Elfenbeinhandel mIII. adj elfenbeinfarben* * *['aIvərI]1. n1) (also colour) Elfenbein nt3) (inf)2. adj1) elfenbeinern2) (colour) elfenbeinfarben* * *ivory [ˈaıvərı; -vrı]A s1. Elfenbein n2. Stoßzahn m (besonders des Elefanten)3. pl auch -ry Elfenbein(schnitzerei) n(f), -arbeit f, -figur f4. sla) Zahn m, pl auch Gebiss n:show one’s ivories die Zähne fletschen; breit grinsenb) Würfel mc) Billardkugel ftickle the ivories (auf dem Klavier) klimpernB adj1. elfenbeinern, Elfenbein…2. elfenbeinfarben* * *noun1) (substance) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinern; Elfenbein-2) (colour) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinfarbig* * *n.Elfenbein n. -
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Ivory gull — Ivory I vo*ry ([imac] v[ o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The hard, white, opaque, fine grained substance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ivory nut — Ivory I vo*ry ([imac] v[ o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The hard, white, opaque, fine grained substance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ivory palm — Ivory I vo*ry ([imac] v[ o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The hard, white, opaque, fine grained substance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ivory shell — Ivory I vo*ry ([imac] v[ o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The hard, white, opaque, fine grained substance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
