ivory
noun
the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of elephants, walruses, etc.
ivory-like
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a word derived from
ivory.
Example Sentences
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Indeed exports to Europe began in the 19th Century in order to meet the demand for an ivory-like raw material.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2017
In fact, the scientific name for the six species of palm trees that produce tagua is Phytelephas, which means elephant plant, a nod to the ivory-like quality of the seeds.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2017
But Degas was not to remain there, and already, about that time, certain portraits of his are elevated by an expression of ardent melancholy, by warm, ivory-like, grave colouring which attracts one's eye.
From The French Impressionists (1860-1900) by Mauclair, Camille
The flesh is very pale and ivory-like in tone, but the dress is enlivened by little crisp scarlet and gold touches in the narrow laces which tie the sleeves.
From Line and Form (1900) by Crane, Walter
At last Monseigneur anointed first the right and then the left palms of the two little ivory-like hands, lying open upon the sheet, and cleansed them from their sins with the sign of the cross.
From The Dream by Chase, Eliza E.
