Definitions
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
Word origin
From Middle English yvory, ivorie, from Anglo-Norman ivurie, from Latin eboreus (“in or of ivory”) adjective of ebur (“ivory”) (genitive eboris), from Demotic Egyptian yb (“ivory, Elephantine”) (compare Coptic ⲓⲏⲃ (iēb, “Elephantine”)), from Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant, ivory, Elephantine”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-. Displaced native Old English elpendbān (literally “elephant bone”).
Used in a sentence
““Leave the ivory!” he cried. “Leave the ivory! Dead men have no use for ivory!” Some of the Manyuema started to lay down their loads, but this was altogether too much for the avaricious Arabs.”
“Ye forgot some o' yer ivories, didn't ye, on th' grass?”
“to tickle the ivories”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Creamy white shade”5 letters
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