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ivory

  • 1 ivory

    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.) slonova kost; slonokoščen
    * * *
    I [áivəri]
    adjective
    slonokoščen, slonokoščene barve
    figuratively ivory tower — osamljen kraj, nepristopnost, zadržanost
    II [áivəri]
    noun
    slonova kost, slonovina; slang zob; plural slang zobovje; plural slonokoščeni predmeti, klavirske tipke, kocke, biljardne krogle

    English-Slovenian dictionary > ivory

  • 2 ivory-towered

    [áivəri táuəd]
    adjective
    figuratively nepristopen, zadržan; odrezan od sveta

    English-Slovenian dictionary > ivory-towered

  • 3 castanets

    [kæstə'ne ]
    (two hollow pieces of ivory or hard wood struck together as a rhythm for (especially Spanish) dances.) kastanjete
    * * *
    [kæstənéts]
    noun
    plural music kastanjete

    English-Slovenian dictionary > castanets

  • 4 chopsticks

    [' opstiks]
    (two small sticks of wood, ivory etc used by the Chinese etc to eat with.) kitajske paličice
    * * *
    [č4pstiks]
    noun
    plural kitajske paličice (jedilno orodje)

    English-Slovenian dictionary > chopsticks

  • 5 inlay

    ['inlei]
    (material set into the surface of eg a table to form a design: The top of the table had an inlay of ivory.) intarzija
    * * *
    I [ínlei]
    noun
    vložek, intarzija, furnir, mozaik, inkrustacija; (zobna) plomba
    II [inléi]
    transitive verb
    vložiti (in v), napraviti intarzijo (inkrustacijo), oplatiti; furnirati ( with s, z)

    English-Slovenian dictionary > inlay

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  • Ivory — is formed from dentine and constitutes the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals such as the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, mammoth and narwhal.The word ivory was traditionally applied to the tusks of elephants; the word is ultimately from… …   Wikipedia

  • Ivory — • The tusks of the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, and other animals: a tough and elastic substance, of a creamy white, taking a high and lasting polish, largely employed in the arts since pre historic times, and used extensively in making or… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • 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 constituting …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ivory — [ī′vər ē, ī′vrē] n. pl. ivories [ME < OFr yvoire < L eboreus (adj.) < ebur (gen. eboris), ivory < Egypt Ȝ bw, elephant, ivory] 1. the hard, white substance, a form of dentin, that makes up the tusks of elephants, walruses, etc. 2. a)… …   English World dictionary

  • Ivory — ist der Name von Personen und Ortschaften: James Ivory (* 1928), US amerikanischer Filmregisseur. James Ivory (Mathematiker) (* 17. Februar 1765; † 21. September 1842), schottischer Mathematiker. Ivory (Jura), Gemeinde im französischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ivory — (en inglés: Marfil) puede referirse a: Ivory, comuna de Jura, Francia; Ivory (2006), canción de la banda japonesa Dragon Ash; Ivory Tower (1986), canción de Van Morrison; Ivory (1961 ), nombre artístico de la luchadora Lisa Moretti (:w:en); …   Wikipedia Español

  • ivory — mid 13c. (late 12c. as a surname), Anglo Fr. ivorie, from O.N.Fr. ivurie (12c.), from L. eboreus of ivory, from ebur (gen. eboris) ivory, probably via Phoenician from an African source (Cf. Egyptian ab elephant, Coptic ebu ivory ). Replaced O.E.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ivory — ► NOUN (pl. ivories) 1) a hard creamy white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal. 2) the creamy white colour of ivory. 3) (the ivories) informal the keys of a piano. 4) (ivories) informal a person s… …   English terms dictionary

  • Ivory —   [ aɪvərɪ], James, amerikanischer Filmregisseur, * Berkeley (Calif.) 7. 6. 1928; arbeitete ab 1963 in Indien, nach 1970 wieder in den USA; wurde bekannt mit Gesellschaftsdramen, die meist auf literarische Vorlagen beruhen.   Filme: Die Europäer… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ivory — ivorylike, adj. /uy veuh ree, uy vree/, n., pl. ivories, adj. n. 1. the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc. 2. this substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make …   Universalium

  • ivory — n. (pl. ies) 1 a hard creamy white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, and narwhal. 2 the colour of this. 3 (usu. in pl.) a an article made of ivory. b sl. anything made of or resembling ivory, esp …   Useful english dictionary

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