Synonyms for ivories
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ahy-vuh-ree, ahy-vree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪ və ri, ˈaɪ vri |
Top 10 synonyms for ivories Other synonyms for the word ivories
- amber
- bicuspid
- bisque
- blacks and whites
- blond
- bones
- bridgework
- buff
- canine
- carnassial
- cast
- choppers
- chrome
- claviature
- clavier
- counters
- craps
- cream
- cuspid
- dent
- dentation
- denticle
- dentile
- dentition
- denture
- eyetooth
- false tooth
- fang
- fangs
- gold
- grinder
- incisor
- ivories
- ivory
- laniary
- lemon
- molar
- pair of dice
- pearly teeth
- pearly whites
- piano
- piece
- point
- premolar
- representation
- saffron
- sand
- sculpture
- serration
- shakers
- simulacrum
- snag
- statuary
- statuette
- tawny
- the eighty-eight
- tine
- tombstones
- tooth
- torso
- tush
- tusk
- xanthous
Définition of ivories
Origin :- mid-13c. (late 12c. as a surname), Anglo-French ivorie, from Old North French ivurie (12c.), from Latin eboreus "of ivory," from ebur (genitive eboris) "ivory," probably via Phoenician from an African source (cf. Egyptian ab "elephant," Coptic ebu "ivory"). Replaced Old English elpendban, literally "elephant bone." Applied in slang to articles made from it, such as dice (1830) and piano keys (1854). As a color, especially in reference to human skin, it is attested from 1580s. Ivories as slang for "teeth" dates from 1782. Related: Ivoried.
- As in statue : noun trophy or memorial
- As in yellow : noun sunny color
- As in dice : noun cubes
- As in keyboard : noun row of keys
- As in tooth : noun a hard bony structure in the jaws of vertebrates
- As in pearly whites : noun teeth
- As in teeth : noun plural of tooth
- As in tooth : noun bony object in mouth
- As in tusk : noun large tooth
- You are perhaps acquainted with the ivories which have been recently purchased there?
- Extract from : « On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by John Ruskin
- Generally, however, the African elephants have the largest “ivories.”
- Extract from : « Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found » by Mayne Reid
- The ivories of the Htel Cluny are among its greatest treasures.
- Extract from : « Old and New Paris, v. 2 » by Henry Sutherland Edwards
- Get us the pictures, Philip—the latest cuts—and bring—ay, you may bring the ivories.
- Extract from : « Confession » by W. Gilmore Simms
- He heard the raving chatter of ivories, snapping to rend him.
- Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
- We then stow the ivories away in our bags, and start for new havoc.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 » by Various
- Of course he guessed instantly that the ivories were locked in the safe.
- Extract from : « Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key » by Joan Clark
- You hike yourself in yere and tickle these ivories a whole lot.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch » by Alice B. Emerson
- And the Indian couldas Mr. Hicks remarkedtickle the ivories.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch » by Alice B. Emerson
- Its browns and blues and ivories wrought out an exquisite harmony.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Red Pepper » by Grace S. Richmond
Antonyms for ivories
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