Word Finder - ivory

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The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

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A creamy white color, the color of ivory.

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Something made from or resembling ivory.

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(collective, singular or in plural) The teeth.

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(collective, singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.

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A white person.

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Made of ivory.

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Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

She wore an ivory A-line dress with shoes to match.

Ivory, rubber and copal are the chief exports.

Any roughness was levelled by polishing with ivory or a smooth shell.

About the same time (in 1684) an English ship put into Port Natal (as the bay cthrie to be known) and purchased ivory from the natives, who, however, refused to deal in slaves.

They brought with them 3 tons of ivory.

Eastwards of the Ivory coast are the Gold and Slave coasts.

Alliance with Phoenicia gave the impulse to extended intercourse; trading expeditions were undertaken from the Gulf of Akaba, and Ahab built himself a palace decorated with ivory.

It became nevertheless an important commercial and industrial city, being noted for its brass ware, its trade in ivory, gold and slaves.

Examples are preserved of the various forms of spoons used by the ancient Egyptians of ivory, flint, slate and wood, many of them carved with the symbols of their religion.

At the beginning of the 19th century the city still flourished; so late as 1811 it was described as famous for its silks, hosiery, koras and beautiful ivory work.

The neighbouring posts of Gondokoro, on the east bank of the Nile, and Lado, soon became stations of the Khartum ivory and slave traders.

In the ancient tomb discovered in 1877 at Spata near Athens (which represents a kindred but somewhat later art than the tombs at Mycenae) were found female winged sphinxes carved in ivory or bone.

Elephants are hunted for the sake of their ivory.

The chief products of the Sudan for export are gum, ivory, ostrich feathers, dates and rubber.

For the graves yielded not only new types of statues, bronzes, ivory carvings and painted pottery - all of the highest artistic value - but also a large number of stone stelae inscribed with funerary formulae in the Meroitic script.

Petherick sought for ivory only, but those who followed him soon found that slave-raiding was more profitable than elephant hunting.

The imports are largely cotton goods, provisions, timber and cement; the exports gum, raw cotton, ivory, sesame, durra, senna, coffee (from Abyssinia), goat skins, &c. Forty miles north of Port Sudan is Mahommed Gul, the port for the mines of Gebet, worked by an English company.

Carving in wood and ivory, and embossed silverwork are also carried on.

He then endeavoured to buy off the invaders by numerous presents-30 talents of gold, 800 talents of silver, precious stones, couches and thrones inlaid with ivory, girls and eunuchs - but all in vain.

The uncoloured portions are the dentine or ivory, the shaded parts the cement filling the cavities and surrounding the exterior.

The Spanish design with its ivory stucco walls reminded her of a mission.

A carved ivory mythical beast is mounted on the metal fitting.

Master suite The Master suite is furnished with a king sized bed and wrought iron bedstead with four poster ivory canopy.

It is available in ivory or black, with a thin bezel for good quality stacking.

Tongans also made ivory breastplates as ornaments for themselves.

Pliny describes a model of a four-horse chariot made out a piece of ivory smaller than a fly's wing.

The bride wore a two-piece ivory chiffon, long-sleeved lace dress with pleated skirt and had a matching ribbon in her hair.

And it would contribute toward finally dispelling the starched collars and ivory tower image better associated with Brideshead Revisited.

Reuters news agency quotes diplomats in Ivory Coast as saying that they have heard of the hiring of 300 fresh mercenaries.

An ivory diptych dial made in Nuremberg by Johann Gebhart in 1556.

Any pigment is added before the size (including a little indigo and ivory black to prevent yellowing with time in white distemper ).

An ivory tower is better defended from behind a moat with a raised drawbridge.

Mansard Imperial a plain ivory earthenware remained popular for many years until it was discontinued in 1963.

Carvings of elephant ivory were first brought back from the West African coast by Portuguese explorers in the 15 th century.

The Ivory Coast continue to look fallible at the back.

No ivory tower for this fan -- he lives in the real world, of which he has made fandom an integral part.

No towering gothic castle either, nor ivory tower, nor writer's garret.

A similar clasp knife handle from South Shields Roman fort, made in ivory, depicts a gladiator with rectangular shield standing en garde.

End of line is threaded through lateral line channel on underside of ivory harpoon head.

Brides traditionally wear white to symbolize purity, although variations, including ivory, cream or pastels are sometimes used.

Masks and crafts Portuguese traders first bought worked ivory, bone and wooden statues from native craftsmen over 500 years ago.

More than 16 tons of illegal ivory seized in Customs operations around the world.

They are not allowed to trade in raw ivory.

The best balls were made from African ivory which was considered to be of more even density than Indian ivory.

However some, as in Benin, prefer white ivory.

Dice were made of antler for the most part, although examples of bone, walrus ivory and jet are also known.

Made from elephant ivory, an image of a snake or reptile resides at the base.

In blackwood with imitation ivory mounts Made in Eire.

In previous centuries ivory along with genuine stag, metal, bone, horn, tortoiseshell, and pearl were all popular options.

Shoppers and collectors will find exquisite jade, hand-carved ivory and native handicrafts.