chryselephantine
/kɹɪsɛlɪˈfæntɪn/
chryselephantine adjective: made of gold and ivory.
Adjective
chryselephantine (not comparable)
- Made of gold and ivory.
- I drew near and perceived that the light came from a precious stone as big as an ostrich egg, set at the upper end of the alcove upon a little chryselephantine couch of ivory and gold; and this jewel, blazing like the sun, cast its rays wide and side.1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Night 17”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a...
Origin of chryselephantine
From Ancient Greek χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + ἐλεφάντινος (elephántinos, “of ivory”).
Questions about chryselephantine
- What does chryselephantine mean?
- Chryselephantine means made of gold and ivory.
- What part of speech is chryselephantine?
- Chryselephantine is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce chryselephantine?
- Chryselephantine is pronounced /kɹɪsɛlɪˈfæntɪn/.
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