Ivory: nm (word coming from the Latin eboreus “of ivory”, from ebur, eboris “ivory”).
The word “ivory” has several meanings:
1. Fine, tough, milky-white material that makes up the elephant's tusks.
Morfil: raw ivory; unworked elephant tusks
Statuette, handle, ivory balls, in ivory (adjective: eburné or éburnéen).
Ivory comb.
Carving ivory.
The ivory trade has been banned since 1989.
By metonymy: Art object in ivory (ivory...
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