ivories

Noun

ivory (countable and uncountable, plural ivories)

1. (uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
   • “Leave the ivory!” he cried. “Leave the ivory! Dead men have no use for ivory!” Some of the Manyuema started to lay down their loads, but this was altogether too much for the avaricious Arabs.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 145
2. A creamy white color, the color of ivory.
3. Something made from or resembling ivory.
4. (collective, plural, singular) The teeth.
   • Ye forgot some o' yer ivories, didn't ye, on th' grass?1865, Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas
5. (collective, plural, singular) The keys of a piano; or, the white keys, as opposed to the black keys (ebonies).
   • to tickle the ivories
6. (ethnic, slang, slur) A white person.

   Synonyms:

   abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda, béké, bule, cac, Caucasian, cornstarch crusader, cracker

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