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ivory-white
[ ahy-vuh-ree-hwahyt, -wahyt, ahy-vree- ]
adjective
- 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.
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He paused on the threshold of a bedroom done in ivory white and yellow, with all its hangings of a soft golden silk.
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His jaws were wide open, and his red tongue hung out between his ivory-white teeth.
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The Bergamas come mostly in blues and reds, most prominently set out by soft ivory white.
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Some of the beautiful black and ivory white quills are more than twelve inches long and very sharp.
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