The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility.
The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc.
The opaque, creamy white, hard, fine-grained, modified dentine that composes the upper incisor teeth (tusks) of an elephant, walrus, mammoth, or mastodon. Ivory is composed of curved layers of dentine alternating in shade, and intersecting one another. The resulting lozenge-shaped structure is elastic and finely grained. It is one of the most beautiful and expensive materials for mounting bagpipes.
A hard, smooth yellowish-white substance made from the tusks of elephants and walruses.
The smooth, hard, yellowish-white material forming the tusks of walrus and certain other animals.
The tooth of an animal used as a material in making decorative items. In Nothern Europe the tusks of wild boar were used.
the hard creamy-white material that composes an elephant or walrus’s tusk; Environment, Endangered Species
teeth or tusks of an elephant, walrus, and wild boar. Popular during the Art Deco period.
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
Organic ancient ivory that has been preserved, usually by cold. Creamy to brown. (2 - 3)
A hard, creamy-white substance that composes the tusks of a mammal such as an elephant or walrus. jade An opaque, typically green, semi-precious gemstone. Jade also can be found in shades of lavender and rose.
the creamy white background colour found on many snow bengals. (Check out Tedushu for an example.)
n. a hard, smooth, yellowish-white substance composed primarily dentine that forms the tusks of the African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana).
The tusk or bone of an animal.
Ivory is a hard, white, opaque substance that is the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals such as the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, mammoth, narwhal, etc. Prior to the introduction of plastics, it was used for billiard balls, piano keys, bagpipes, buttons and ornamental items. The word "ivory" was traditionally applied to the tusks of elephants; in fact, the word is ultimately from Ancient Egyptian âb, âbu "elephant".
Ivory, a white and mildly fragranced bar soap, is a product of the Procter & Gamble Company.