- ivoried
- ivo·ried
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ivoried — ˈīv(ə)rēd, rid adjective 1. archaic : made of or covered with ivory 2. archaic : resembling ivory (as in color, smoothness) … Useful english dictionary
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz — Infobox Painting| title=The Burial of the Count of Orgaz artist=El Greco year=1586 1588 type=oil on canvas height=460 width=360 city=Toledo, Spain museum=Santo Tomé The Burial of the Count of Orgaz is a painting by El Greco, a painter, sculptor,… … Wikipedia
ivory — mid 13c. (late 12c. as a surname), Anglo Fr. ivorie, from O.N.Fr. ivurie (12c.), from L. eboreus of ivory, from ebur (gen. eboris) ivory, probably via Phoenician from an African source (Cf. Egyptian ab elephant, Coptic ebu ivory ). Replaced O.E.… … Etymology dictionary
ivory — noun (plural ivories) 1》 a hard creamy white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal. 2》 the creamy white colour of ivory. 3》 (the ivories) informal the keys of a piano. 4》 (ivories) informal a person s… … English new terms dictionary
ivory — n. (pl. ies) 1 a hard creamy white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, and narwhal. 2 the colour of this. 3 (usu. in pl.) a an article made of ivory. b sl. anything made of or resembling ivory, esp … Useful english dictionary
i|vo|ried — «Y vuhr eed, YV reed», adjective. finished to resemble ivory: »an ivoried tabletop … Useful english dictionary
ivoire — ivoire, ed obs. ff. ivory, ivoried … Useful english dictionary
