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ivory-white

[ ahy-vuh-ree-hwahyt, -wahyt, ahy-vree- ]

adjective

  1. of a creamy or yellowish white in color.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ivory-white1

First recorded in 1585–95

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Example Sentences

The rosy bloom of the lips, and the ivory white of the teeth, complete the charms of the human face divine.

He paused on the threshold of a bedroom done in ivory white and yellow, with all its hangings of a soft golden silk.

His jaws were wide open, and his red tongue hung out between his ivory-white teeth.

The Bergamas come mostly in blues and reds, most prominently set out by soft ivory white.

Some of the beautiful black and ivory white quills are more than twelve inches long and very sharp.

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