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ivory

DEFINITIONS OF: ivory

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n a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

Synonyms:
tusk
Type of:
dentin, dentine
a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth

n a shade of white the color of bleached bones

Synonyms:
bone, off-white, pearl
Type of:
white, whiteness
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
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