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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪvəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaɪvəri, ˈaɪvri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ī′və rē, ī′vrē)

Inflections of 'ivory' (n): npl: ivories

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ivory /ˈaɪvərɪ/ n
  1. James. born 1928, US film director. With the producer Ismael Merchant, his films include Shakespeare Wallah (1964), Heat and Dust (1983), A Room With a View (1986), and The Golden Bowl (2000)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
i•vo•ry /ˈaɪvəri, ˈaɪvri/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ries, adj. 
n. 
  1. Zoology[uncountable] the hard white substance similar to dentine that makes up the main part of the tusks, esp. of the elephant and walrus.
  2. [countable] a tusk yielding ivory.
  3. Slang Terms[countable]a tooth.
  4. Slang Terms ivories, [plural]
    • the keys of a piano.
    • dice.
  5. [uncountable] a creamy or yellowish white.

adj. 
  1. consisting or made of ivory:[before a noun]an ivory carving.
  2. of the color ivory.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
i•vo•ry  (ī′və rē, ī′vrē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. 
n. 
  1. Zoologythe 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 carvings, billiard balls, etc.
  3. some substance resembling this.
  4. an article made of this substance, as a carving or a billiard ball.
  5. a tusk, as of an elephant.
  6. dentin of any kind.
  7. Slang Termsa tooth, or the teeth.
  8. Slang Terms ivories:
    • the keys of a piano or of a similar keyboard instrument.
    • dice.
  9. Also called vegetable ivory. the hard endosperm of the ivory nut, used for ornamental purposes, for buttons, etc.
  10. a creamy or yellowish white.
  11. a smooth paper finish produced by coating with beeswax before calendering.

adj. 
  1. consisting or made of ivory.
  2. of the color ivory.
  • Latin eboreus (adjective, adjectival), equivalent. to ebor- (stem of ebur) ivory + -eus adjective, adjectival suffix; see -eous
  • Old French ivurie
  • Middle English 1250–1300
i′vo•ry•like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ivory /ˈaɪvərɪ; -vrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
    • a hard smooth creamy white variety of dentine that makes up a major part of the tusks of elephants, walruses, and similar animals
    • (as modifier): ivory ornaments
  2. a tusk made of ivory
    • a yellowish-white colour; cream
    • (as adjective): ivory shoes
  4. a substance resembling elephant tusk
  5. an ornament, etc, made of ivory
  6. black ivory ⇒ old-fashioned or offensive enslaved Black people collectively
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French ivurie, from Latin evoreus made of ivory, from ebur ivory; related to Greek elephas ivory, elephantˈivory-ˌlike adj
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