Ivory - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈaɪvərɪ|  American pronunciation of the word ivory
Brit.  |ˈaɪv(ə)rɪ|  British pronunciation of the word ivory

noun

- a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses (syn: tusk)
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones (syn: bone, off-white, pearl)

Extra examples

...wondering whether the old-looking ivory box was pukka—or just something recently manufactured in China...

The EU is demanding an end to the ivory trade.

The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory.

There is no legal market for African ivory, which is good news for the elephants.

Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990.

Word forms

noun
singular: ivory
plural: ivories
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